(WI) 100 guns found in dead man's home

[straightShot]

A POLICE CAPTAIN with brains! This is refreshing.

The big city police chiefs and captains usually have a much different spin on things.

 

[Chipperman]

I'll vote for him.
We need to make bumper stickers: "BRING IN DA FUNK!"

 

[Eightball]

That's how I want to go out--painlessly, with enough guns in my posession to bring in every law enforcement division possible, so that they can gawk at what I've got that they don't . If a gun-grabber gets elected president in '08, couldn't we perform a coup and insert Funk?

 

[pete f]

only one hundred? Gee we had a buddy stroke out and it took us four trips to get the guns out of his house. (we were acting under his orders, he has a crack head for a sister, and he wanted them dealt with in a matter befitting the care with which he treated them) Stacking guns up the the windows of a minivan you can get about 140 gun cases per load.

 

[Zundfolge]

Over 100 guns!

Well its obvious that it was only a matter of time before one of those evil things got up and killed that poor man ... he was living in such danger ya know.

 

[CleverNickname]

If no one in his family wants them, what happens to the Class 3s? Can his Estate sell them, or do they disappear from the transferrable pool?

The executor of the estate is legally allowed to possess the guns, but only long enough to transfer them to someone else. IE, if the executor is also named in the will as inheriting the guns, then he needs to have them transferred to himself; if he immediately sells them to a third party, then they stay in the estate until the transfer is approved.

 

[silverlance]

hmm

"I'm against background checks of any kind for gun purchases (after all, if you're a felon who can't be trusted with guns, what are you doing out of prison?), "

um... because california jails are overcrowded and they have to kick out folks so that new ones can come in?

i totally believe in background checks - but ex-cons who have spent more than ten years CLEAN out of bars should be able to buy guns just like anyone else.

 

[DSRUPTV]

Does anyone think the reaction would have been different if it had been almost all ar-15s and ak-47s or other types of "evil assault weapons?" I would think that since they found some rather high powered items such as the automatics and explosives that it wouldn't have been much different.

 

[Red Dragon]

I'm just trying to imagine how long it would take to clean and maintain over 100 guns. Thats a heck of a lot of gun oil. He must have ordered it in 55 gallon drums

 

[jbrown50]

"From everything we could see, it was a completely legitimate operation," said Funkhouser. "The Constitution allows people the right to bear arms. He certainly exercised his rights, and, from everything we were able to determine, he was doing it lawfully."


I know of some big city police chiefs (gun grabbing Socialists) who would spin around on their thrones if one of their police captains made such a vile statement.

 

[Moonclip]

Owning over a 100 guns can be fun but as mentioned trying to maintain them all and making sure they dont rust is a major hassle. I have over 100 guns but I have met some people people whos crediblity is ok who one claimed 400 guns and another claimed 400 in handguns alone! The over 400 gun guy though I didn't believe as much. He said ATF had hasseled him about it too but I dontknow if that was true either.

 

[Strings]

Anyone want to drop Capt Dave a line, use this website: http://www.pewaukeepolice.com/personnel/capt.htm

 

[Grump]

One little-known loophole in GCA '68 is that non-FFL transfers can be made interstate if the new owner is getting it by reason of the original owner's death. Local laws must still be obeyed. Contact your local state Bar's attorney referral service to get legal advice on arranging your own affairs BEFORE you leave your loved ones wondering what to do.

We're all just one car wreck, sudden illness, or criminal act away from being "worm food", as stated by Robin Williams' character in _Dead Poets Society_. I'd like to go by meteor impact. High drama.

 

[ak47nevada]

Interesting how you can (lawfully) excercise a

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That's some crazy neo-con orwellian doublespeak if I ever saw any.

Ah... hell, what do I care! I'm votin for Cheney in 2008 like a good Republican.​

 

[caseydog]

I wrote the man , felt he deserved it :


It may not seem like much to you since you appear to have an abundance of common sense , but as a law abiding gun owner and collector I was utterly refreshed to read your comment on the large gun collection in the home of a recently deceased man in your jurisdiction. "From everything we could see, it was a completely legitimate operation," said Funkhouser. "The Constitution allows people the right to bear arms. He certainly exercised his rights, and, from everything we were able to determine, he was doing it lawfully." It is truly refreshing to see a high ranking law enforment officer comment on a subject which would have been fodder for sensationalism to many in your role. Thank you for your service to your community , and your positive commentary on the rights of law abiding citizens Sir !

 

[Red Dragon]

It's good to see there are still those out there who don't turn everything into some conspiracy. Unfortunately, They are few and far between.

 

[Tamara]

I'm just trying to imagine how long it would take to clean and maintain over 100 guns.

If you store them in an air-conditioned environment, it's not such a big hassle. It's not like they un-oil themselves very often. If it's going to be unfired for long periods of time, then RIG #2 grease, or some other less-volatile-than-CLP-or-FP10 substance is your friend.

 

[CGofMP]

Hunter Rose,

Thanks for posting the link. I too wrote him:
Form Confirmation
Thank you for submitting the following information:

Name: Charles
Email:
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Message
Greetings sir, I just wanted to take a moment to pen you a note applauding your stand on the 2nd ammendment. I do not know if you PERSONALLY believe that mere citizens should be allowed to own firearms, but at the very least you understand the meaning our founding fathers intended... and agree or not you hold up the constitution. I salute your stand and sir I salute you. It is refreshing to see that not all police above the lowest ranks are eleitists. Thank you. Charles "From everything we could see, it was a completely legitimate operation," said Funkhouser. "The Constitution allows people the right to bear arms. He certainly exercised his rights, and, from everything we were able to determine, he was doing it lawfully."


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Noting the stuff on his side bar - posted below, I bet he is one of us... he likes camping and he "devotes some of his spare time to living history representations specializing in the 18th Century Colonial Era." Now that could be blacksmithing or horseshoeing, but who knows!

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Funk's sidebar:

2005 marks Captain Funkhouser’s 16th year in law enforcement in Waukesha County, 14 of those with the Pewaukee Police Department.



In 1997 he was promoted to investigator, in 1998 he was promoted to detective, in 2002 he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 2004, Funkhouser was promoted to his current rank as Captain, where he serves as the police department’s 2nd in command reporting directly to the Chief of Police on all related matters.



Captain Funkhouser supervises operations for the police department’s entire patrol operations on all three (3) shifts. Captain Funkhouser has received training in all aspects of law enforcement.



Captain Funkhouser has AAS degree in Police Science Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.



Captain Funkhouser is married and has two sons. In his spare time, Captain Funkhouser enjoys spending time with his family, camping, and playing softball. Captain Funkhouser also devotes some of his spare time to living history representations specializing in the 18th Century Colonial Era.



Captain Funkhouser works the dayshift Tuesday – Saturday. You can contact him directly at 262-691-5730 or by submitting the e-mail form on this page.
http://www.pewaukeepolice.com/personnel/capt.htm

 

[Control Group]

Message of appreciation sent.

Thanks from me, too, HR, for the link.

 

[Cesiumsponge]

While the collection included some modern weapons, newer than 10 or 15 years, most were older pieces. There is no concern that the weapons were being stockpiled or used for terrorist or other such activities.

Wow, I've never heard of any other news story where a stockpile was deemed legitimate and not being used for terrorism or some other some purpose of evil. One wonders if this guy had done something bad and police had found his stockpile...would it have been reported in the news in a different light?

"From everything we could see, it was a completely legitimate operation," said Funkhouser. "The Constitution allows people the right to bear arms. He certainly exercised his rights, and, from everything we were able to determine, he was doing it lawfully."

Again, never seen such an official validate that it was fine to own as many firearms as one could collect without a negative stigma attached to it...especially the fact there were NFA arms. I'm dumbfounded at this pro 2A article, yay!

 

[Sam Adams]

"From everything we could see, it was a completely legitimate operation," said Funkhouser. "The Constitution allows people the right to bear arms. He certainly exercised his rights, and, from everything we were able to determine, he was doing it lawfully."

What's with this worship of Funkhouser? The man clearly doesn't understand a very basic concept, which is that

the Constitution doesn't grant any rights, it protects them against infringement by the federal government (and, selectively, the various state and local governments).

Funkhouser is dead wrong on this issue.

It is, however, refreshing to see a high-ranking police officer who isn't reflexively anti-gun. This country could use a few thousand more like him in this regard.

 

[Control Group]

Baby steps, Sam, baby steps.

Funkhouser's commentary is a long march better than anything you see on guns in any publication aside from America's First Freedom. And as a practical matter, I don't really care if he recognizes my RKBA because it's in the Constitution or because it's my natural right, as long as he recognizes it.

 

[Strings]

Heh... I got a reply from him, too. Seems like a nice guy:

You are welcome.
Nice to hear some positive feedback for once!
I appreciate it.
Have a good day!
Dave

Yep... we could probably use a few divisions worth of officers like this...

 

[OhioCruffler]

If he's 73 and hasn't given a lot of stuff to his kids or grandkids, its probably becaus ethey aren't interested at all in his hobby or he doesn't like them very much, I would pick the former.

We really don't know where he started; maybe he *did* give a bunch away and this is the left-overs.

I have over a hundred total, by the time I am 73 (30 more years) I hope to exceed that.

Larry

 

[artherd]

The Fukster got it (sorta, when the ATF 'releases' the rest of the weapons I'll cheer) right on this one.

It still won't play well to soccer moms.

And why did someone 73 years old with over $100k worth of toys (assuming they were pre-86 transferable specimens) not have his estate in order?