Arsenal.....

[Jake]

Not to long ago I remember a thread that had to do with the media calling any amount of guns or ammo siezed in any kind of police raid a arsenal. While I normally agree that they are full of it for calling 3 guns and 2000 rounds a arsenal, in this case I have to admit that I may agree.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/01/30/cyanide.probe.ap/index.html


" A raid in April found nearly two pounds of a cyanide compound and other chemicals that could create enough poisonous gas to kill everyone inside a space as large as a big-chain bookstore or a small-town civic center.

Authorities also discovered nearly half a million rounds of ammunition, more than 60 pipe bombs, machine guns, silencers and remote-controlled bombs disguised as briefcases, plus pamphlets on how to make chemical weapons, and anti-Semitic, anti-black and anti-government books. "

 

[Langenator]

Sounds more like a combination weapons depot and ammo dump (or, in proper Army lingo, an Ammunition Supply Point, or ASP).

 

[tc300mag1]

If 3 guns and 2k rounds is a Arsenal.. Wonder what i have? also most of us have?

 

[Uncle Ethan]

This guy sounds interesting. I bet the anti- lit was a copy of the Turner Diaries, and the chem-weapons lit was the Anarchist cookbook. He doesn't sound like he is wrapped too tight.

 

[Dorrin79]

I agree - normally "dangerous arsenal" gets a big "B.S." from me, but this certainly sounds like a dangerous guy, with a pretty impressive set of gear.

Still, I don't think that posession of "stuff" should get you in trouble with the law - even if you are a weird, neo-racist whackjob, as this guy sounds like...

 

[Jim March]

My, he certainly doesn't look happy about losing his toys:

 

[Ewok]

Cyanide compounds have all sorts of legitimate uses, don't they?

 

[ny32182]

Wow... thats got to be at least $50,000 worth of ammo alone.

Got to wonder what the cyanide and suitcase bombs were for.

 

[aerod1]

I think they might have been going duck hunting.

Jim

 

[Balog]

I wish I had almost half a million rounds of ammo.

 

[Archie]

Cyanide compounds are used...

for cleaning gold in the jewelry manufacturing industry. It is dangerous as all get out to do that, by the way.

I suppose one could use the pipe bombs for fishing... but it doesn't sound real sporting....

I've got more than three guns and more than "a couple" boxes of ammo. And I don't worry about most any of you guys having the same. Machine guns and suppressors don't bother me much.

The pipe bomb and cyanide guy does give me a little pause.

On the other hand, I used to know a guy who was interested in explosives. He was forever talking about making up some sort of IED just to hear the boom and see the blast. I don't know as he ever did, nor have I ever heard of his arrest for domestic terrorism. I really don't think he was any more of a threat to the public wellbeing than some other friends who are really rotten drivers.

But there are laws. We are all big kids; make your choice and stand your consequence.