They had a working cannon!

[mysteryowl]

Raid west of Twin Cities yields drugs, AR-15 and a working cannon; couple charged

Drug agents pulled off a surprise predawn raid on a couple’s remote residential property west of the Twin Cities and seized illicit drugs, more than $5,000 in cash, guns and a working cannon with all the accessories needed to fire the weapon, authorities said.

Task force agents raided the property and recovered several shotguns, an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and magazines for the weapon, more rifles and a revolver, according to a search warrant affidavit filed with the court Monday afternoon.

Also seized: packaged and loose methamphetamine in many locations totaling nearly 2 ounces; marijuana, suspected LSD and drug paraphernalia; surveillance cameras; a Taser; ammunition, and $1,162 taken from the man and $4,471 from a safe in a shed.

Also recovered was a ledger that “appeared to be a record of past illegal transactions concerning the buying or selling of controlled substances,” read the charges, which characterized the raid as a “night time, no-knock” operation.
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Outside the shed, agents confiscated the homemade cannon standing roughly 3 feet tall on two wheels and with a hitch, task force Cmdr. Ross Ardoff said Tuesday.

“All the proper parts were there,” the sergeant said, “a range estimator on the side, and inside the shed were a few cannon balls about the size of cue balls.” He said it appeared the cannon had been fired recently. Mud and leaves were on its wheels, indicating it had been pulled around the farm.

http://www.startribune.com/raid-west-of-twin-cities-yields-drugs-guns-suspected-functioning-cannon-couple-jailed/563620932/

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59 & 56 year old couple. White.

[ret5hd]

1. Oh, c'mon...who here hasn't fantasized about...

doing some good acid while shooting a cannon??? I know I have!

[mysteryowl]

2. ...

[lapfog_1]

3. My dad had a working re-creation model cannon

complete with carriage, some cannon balls, powder charges, etc

We used to take it to the town 4th of July celebration and the county fair.

Made a lot of noise.

[NutmegYankee]

4. Totally legal to own a cannon.

I do civil war re-enactments and members of the artillery company own several cannons. We load and fire them at events all the time with just powder and there are ranges to practice on targets.

Interesting to note: black powder muzzle loading guns and cannons are not regulated as they are considered “antique firearms” under federal law. They can be purchased without a background check and felons are not prohibited from owning them. They could legally own an 1858 Remington Revolver for instance.

[Staph]

5. I do civil war reenactments, too, as a civilian.

I don't own any firearms, would never own any, and have never fired any sort of gun.

But I have proudly proclaimed for years that I have fired a cannon!

[NCLefty]

6. It's legal in Texas to "open carry" swords and spears as of a few years ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/13/us/texas-sword-knives-law-trnd/index.html

[ret5hd]

7. Would it still be legal if I dressed like this:

[Codeine]

10. The right to keep and bear one remaining arm. nt

[dalton99a]

8. Kick

The raid was at least the second at this property since 2006, the affidavit noted. The couple were arrested then, charged with possessing illicit drugs and convicted. And since 2014, the task force has been told by several people of drug activity at the couple’s home.

[MineralMan]

9. There are quite a few cannons out there.

There are even kits for building your own. It's not illegal to own one or to make one. They're considered historical weapon reproductions, or antiques in the case of actual period cannons.