... public humilation and incarceration.
I know this is many years old, But I would like to set the record straight. I was his nextdoor neighbor while this all took place. Steve Lasky was a retired Navy Seal as well as a demolition expert. He was also a civil war, ww2 re-enactor which is what most of his "arsenal" consisted of. He was found guilty on a couple of charges "since the gov used so many resources". 98% of his arsenal was either replicas or de-miled. He spent a couple of years in the federal prison. After he was released, He had a hard time finding a job. This man loved being in the military and wanted to make a living out of it, even after retiring. His VA benefits were later revoked. 3 days ago, He was evicted from his house, The same house that all of this took place in. He didn't have any family and no where to go. The cops called him to meet them in the road since he had dogs in his fenced in yard. Steve had been depressed due to no job and not having any lights or electricity in his house as the city cut his lights and water off over 2 months ago. The city didn't want him in the town because of his run in with the feds. Steve thought the town was being silly because they blew his crimes WAY out of proportion to make it look good in the media. Long story short, Steve said ok, He will meet them in the road. He was on the phone with dispatch as the cop came to remove him from his property. As the cop approached, Steve told dispatch that his house was wired to blow. He was joking because of how the town treated him, But they didn't know that. As the officer approached, Steve took a 12 gauge shotgun, Put it to his chest and pulled the trigger. The officer then shot and killed his dogs as they wanted to do that when he was arrested for his "arsenal". They left his body sitting in the chair in the road where he took his own life for a few hours. Kids and other people were coming around to see his dead body. They never covered him or shielded his body from public view.
The idiocy of reporters. They don't even know what an arsenal is.
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LOL, CC, one of the definitions of arsenal is "a collection of weapons." It isn't just a place to work on them.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arsenal
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arsenal
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/arsenal
The reporters got it right.
Damn, thanks I caught post #36. I really need to check dates. My bad on that note and thanks again.Ron,
Check the OP date and subsequent update.
I know this is many years old, But I would like to set the record straight. I was his nextdoor neighbor while this all took place. Steve Lasky was a retired Navy Seal as well as a demolition expert. He was also a civil war, ww2 re-enactor which is what most of his "arsenal" consisted of. He was found guilty on a couple of charges "since the gov used so many resources". 98% of his arsenal was either replicas or de-miled. He spent a couple of years in the federal prison. After he was released, He had a hard time finding a job. This man loved being in the military and wanted to make a living out of it, even after retiring. His VA benefits were later revoked. 3 days ago, He was evicted from his house, The same house that all of this took place in. He didn't have any family and no where to go. The cops called him to meet them in the road since he had dogs in his fenced in yard. Steve had been depressed due to no job and not having any lights or electricity in his house as the city cut his lights and water off over 2 months ago. The city didn't want him in the town because of his run in with the feds. Steve thought the town was being silly because they blew his crimes WAY out of proportion to make it look good in the media. Long story short, Steve said ok, He will meet them in the road. He was on the phone with dispatch as the cop came to remove him from his property. As the cop approached, Steve told dispatch that his house was wired to blow. He was joking because of how the town treated him, But they didn't know that. As the officer approached, Steve took a 12 gauge shotgun, Put it to his chest and pulled the trigger. The officer then shot and killed his dogs as they wanted to do that when he was arrested for his "arsenal". They left his body sitting in the chair in the road where he took his own life for a few hours. Kids and other people were coming around to see his dead body. They never covered him or shielded his body from public view.