WA man arrested for having grenades and guns around his kids

[B. Adams]

Not an overly dramatic or biased news report, for a change, and IMO the guy deserves what's coming to him. My apologies if this is a repost.

http://www.komotv.com/news/7544552.html

SILVERDALE , Wash. - Authorities searching a home in Silverdale Tuesday night uncovered a cache of weaponry and body armor, including at least eight handguns, four rifles, grenades, two shotguns and thousands of ammunition magazines.

That's according to the search warrant affidavit filed in Kitsap County Superior Court in Port Orchard.

A 38-year-old man who owns the house was arrested for possession of explosives and booked into the Kitsap County Jail. Brian Kelly Sandberg reportedly lived at the house with his wife and their four young children.

According to court documents, Sandberg's wife took pictures of the weapons and tipped off police out of fear one of their children may get a hold of the weapons. Authorities served a search warrant on the house Tuesday after she reported the man had loaded pistols and rifles around the house in plain view and not locked up as well as a rifle with a M203 grenade launcher and possible land mines.

"Amongst the numerous hand-held firearms that he had, there were explosive activating devices, fuses, grenades," said Kitsap County sheriff's spokesman Scott Wilson. "This individual was certainly gearing up with some items that would not normally be found in a civilian community. What concerns us the most is the fact that he had illegal explosives and young children in that house."

Sandberg made his first appearance in Kitsap County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Judge Leonard Costello found enough probable cause to hold Sandberg on a charge of possessing explosives without a license. Bail was set at $100,000.

Sheriff's deputies and detectives, along with a Bremerton police officer with the State Patrol's bomb squad and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found most of the weapons in the man's bedroom and living room. It is not known what he planned to do with the weapons.

 

[dave_pro2a]

alleged ties to the kkk too.

Narced off by his wife.

I'd suggest take everything with a grain of salt. Those 'grenades' could be deactivated novelty items: the police usually seem to want headlines more than accuracy. So consider the info sources, a pissed off wife, and the police in a liberal state.

One police officer was quoted the guy had 'rifles that have absolutly no sporting use, or purpose to a law abiding citizen' (paraphrased). Just a wee bit biased since I'm guessing he was talking about something like AKs, ARs or SKSs.

 

[Kali Endgame]

I wonder if this is a pre-emptive divorce strike by the wife. And, how old are the children? 16? 17?

 

[mnrivrat]

I think I will hold off judging the guy as well until more info is made clear.

Those 'grenades' could be deactivated novelty items

I agree !

I wonder if this is a pre-emptive divorce strike by the wife.

Good Question ! Certainly looks that way doesn't it ?

Seems like the only thing they have on him is "illegal explosives" and I don't see much detail on what that is .

"Amongst the numerous hand-held firearms that he had, there were explosive activating devices, fuses, grenades,"

A firing pin is a explosive activating device !

 

[Geister]

IMO the guy deserves what's coming to him

So it's perfectly okay for the government to treat us like children when it comes to firearms?

 

[velojym]

"Those types of guns are meant for only one thing... to kill large numbers of people." this is paraphrased, but telling, in that the same folks believe the cops should be the only people allowed to carry this stuff (oh, and the military, too).
So, a police officer is expected to carry out mass killings. After all, he or she is carrying weapons which are only good for that.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Not an overly dramatic or biased news report, for a change

You're kidding, right? Aside from the accusation of less than responsible strorage....

 

[kirkcdl]

Eight handguns and four rifles?JEEZ-I have more than that in my SMALL safe...Heck,I usually have more than that in my vehicle during an average range run...

 

[TheOld Man]

Usually when the news reports say "Illegal explosives" it turns out someone is a reloader and has more than the "Legal" one pound limit. What turns out is that they have a full one pound can PLUS a partial can of the old stuff left. "Illegal..." although it's really a propellant, not an explosive. This will be an interesting one to follow.

 

[.cheese.]

"thousands of ammunition magazines" ??

Are they talking about firearm magazines, or just magazines in the sense of "individual boxes"..... in either case I find "thousands" to be unlikely given the relatively small number of firearms owned.. (I think many of us have more!)

I'll bet this is what happened:

Officer: He had thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Reporter asking another reporter: What was that? Thousands of what?
Other Reporter: Thousands of ammunition something.

Reporter later to writer: He had guns and obviously ammunition, and thousands of something.
Writer: He must have had thousands of boxes or something for the ammunition.
Editor: *reads* - Boxes of ammunition? They must be referring to the box shaped clips.... or what's the proper term for that.... magazines is it?

Printed: Thousands of ammunition magazines

 

[.cheese.]

Or maybe Hornady has a newsletter?

 

[Logan5]

Sheriff's deputies and detectives, along with a Bremerton police officer with the State Patrol's bomb squad and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found most of the weapons in the man's bedroom and living room. It is not known what he planned to do with the weapons.

It's pretty clear to me that what he planned to do was to scatter them around his bedroom and living room, and leave them there for the foreseeable future. Sometimes there's no plan for that El Camino on blocks in the front yard, and you're not thinking of doing anything with it, it's just where it is, and the plan involves it sitting there.