Odd News: Police Seize 388 Guns from One Man

[Hel'n]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Los Angeles police seized 388 guns from one man, more than were recovered in the city all last year, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Police seized 11 guns on Thursday from the car of Wayne Wright, 56, along with another he had illegally sold to an undercover officer. After his arrest, police searched his home in the nearby suburb of Simi Valley and found 376 more firearms.

"Last year there were 348 firearms seized (in Los Angeles). This year there have been 411, including the 388 that were seized from Wayne Wright," Officer Sandra Escalante said.

"There were rifles, shotguns, handguns and assault weapons" recovered from Wright's home, Escalante said.

A silencer and thousands of rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds, were also recovered from Wright's home, Escalante said. Possession of a silencer and armor-piercing bullets are felonies in California, she noted.

Wright is not a licensed gun dealer and may have been engaged in illegal gun trafficking, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&u=/nm/20040920/od_nm/crime_guns_dc&printer=1

[Hel'n]

I believe in everyone's right to own a gun or two, but 388? Where do ya put all those guns? And what do ya do with them? Perhaps they're really sex toys? or foreplay assistants?

[Raiderhader]

What the hell is wrong with owning 388 guns? Some people own thousands of sports cards that they collect through out the years. What is the difference between that and collecting guns?

[Cochise]

I bet there are a lot of collectors who own that many :shrug:

Obviously this guy was selling them illegally and I'm sure the number is uncommon but I am sure he is far from the only person who owns that many :shrug:

[Hel'n]

I bet there are a lot of collectors who own that many :shrug:

Obviously this guy was selling them illegally and I'm sure the number is uncommon but I am sure he is far from the only person who owns that many :shrug:

My X-brother-in-law (who is filthy rich) has a basement full of assault rifles and other odds and ends...

But he's also an "end-of-the-worlder" and believes when the end comes he'll be ready...

The one with the most guns wins... in his view... ;)

[redbrian]

My X-brother-in-law (who is filthy rich) has a basement full of assault rifles and other odds and ends...

But he's also an "end-of-the-worlder" and believes when the end comes he'll be ready...

The one with the most guns wins... in his view... ;)

You never know when one of those worms are going to go after you......you have to stay very still.....

[Patriot 21]

My X-brother-in-law (who is filthy rich) has a basement full of assault rifles and other odds and ends...

Hel'n, What is an assault rifle? Just curious.

[Hel'n]

Hel'n, What is an assault rifle? Just curious.

My dim understanding of what he has is it fires really, really fast... automatically... he has several of them, including something like an Uzi...

[Cochise]

My dim understanding of what he has is it fires really, really fast... automatically... he has several of them, including something like an Uzi...

hmmm.. if he really has automatic weapons in his basement I wouldn't be outing him on the internet ;)

[Hel'n]

hmmm.. if he really has automatic weapons in his basement I wouldn't be outing him on the internet ;)

Why not? I got outed on the internet... ;)

[Baby Lee]

I believe in everyone's right to own a gun or two, but 388? Where do ya put all those guns? And what do ya do with them? Perhaps they're really sex toys? or foreplay assistants?
Ask Janice about Ritchie. :eek:

[Cochise]

Why not? I got outed on the internet... ;)

Huh?

Well I'm not too worried about him... sounds like breaking into his house would be a bad idea though :eek:

[Raiderhader]

Why not? I got outed on the internet... ;)


Yeah, but you won't get thrown in jail for your outing....

[HC_Chief]

It's not the number of guns that's important... it's the amount of ammunition ;)

[Patriot 21]

My dim understanding of what he has is it fires really, really fast... automatically... he has several of them, including something like an Uzi...


Game, set and match.

Did you know that it has been unlawful to posses an automatic weapon since 1938?

Next question; What is an "uzi?" Just curious again.

You wonder now why your "assault weapons ban" was boggus?

[KC Jones]

Game, set and match.



I think you're the only one playing.

but, just so you don't feel lonely I'll play along...

Why do we have any limitation at all on the type of weaponery a citizen can own? Why can't I own a tank or thermonuclear warhead? What precisely is the definition of 'arms' that precludes them? If it has to be something hand held so you can 'bear' it, then why not RPGs or stingers? As I understand it the 2nd amendment seems more like it was included to provide for violent revolution than simply for home defense.

[Raiderhader]

I think you're the only one playing.

but, just so you don't feel lonely I'll play along...

Why do we have any limitation at all on the type of weaponery a citizen can own? Why can't I own a tank or thermonuclear warhead? What precisely is the definition of 'arms' that precludes them? If it has to be something hand held so you can 'bear' it, then why not RPGs or stingers? As I understand it the 2nd amendment seems more like it was included to provide for violent revolution than simply for home defense.


You are not all that far off.

[Slayer]

You never know when one of those worms are going to go after you......you have to stay very still.....

Graboids, Shriekers, and Assblasters...oh my!

:p

[KC Jones]

You are not all that far off.

Is that you're way of saying you agree? :)

If that's the spirit of the law and the letter is a bit fuzzy since 'arms' is a pretty generic term for weaponery, how can one justify any limitation on privately owned firepower?

[Slayer]

I think you're the only one playing.

but, just so you don't feel lonely I'll play along...

Why do we have any limitation at all on the type of weaponery a citizen can own? Why can't I own a tank or thermonuclear warhead? What precisely is the definition of 'arms' that precludes them? If it has to be something hand held so you can 'bear' it, then why not RPGs or stingers? As I understand it the 2nd amendment seems more like it was included to provide for violent revolution than simply for home defense.

Yes, that's pretty much it. Remember that it was Thomas Jefferson (originally a strict constructionist who definitely approved of the 2nd amendment) who said: "A little rebellion once in a while is a good thing...the Tree of Liberty must from time to time be refreshed with the blood of Patriots..."