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In reply to the discussion: LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home [View all]Telcontar
(660 posts)41. And yet, gonna go out on limb here, not a single one of his guns has been used illegally
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LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home [View all]
Little Tich
Jul 2015
OP
New guns will always increase in value. Police did comment the handguns were better quality.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#72
"The tipping point approacheth." It's been 'approaching' for as long as I have been reading DU...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#15
"Some were still wrapped in their boxes" - not uncommon when hoarding disorder is involved. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jul 2015
#4
"Some were still wrapped in their boxes" How many of these will find their way back to the street?
mpcamb
Jul 2015
#56
Although it may seem to be progress to destroy them by doing so you probably
PoliticAverse
Jul 2015
#58
"There's a reason audio CD producers ... prevent the sale of used CDs and computer software"
mpcamb
Jul 2015
#61
I wondered the same thing. I believe in limited gun ownership, but I question this seizure.
Nailzberg
Jul 2015
#40
Pacific Palisades is a nice area. But still, left in the house, the guns could have been
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#42
I don't know the law on this. If the police see what may be contraband, then they are in their
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#100
Another responsible gun owner, with weapons unlocked for the taking. Hatred probably killed him.
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#7
My explanation is just as informed by fact as yours-which is to say, not at all...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#37
The passive-aggressive voice is also typical of the gun-lover, as you can see.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#77
The overwrought appeal to emotion is also typical of the gun-hater, as we can see
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#110
Majority of gun fanciers are racists. Ever been to a gun show or gun store. Mostly yahoos.
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#114
Palin is a gun lover too. She's very popular at gun gatherings because of her right wing
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#117
"Sorry, I know I am right..." No, you *believe* that you are right.
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#122
Well, you mentioned two people, both gun lovers and racists. Yahoos buy more gunz
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#124
That's two, all right. What about the other 79,999,998 US gun owners?
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#126
I think Gun Madness is a problem for those who hoard them and can't walk down the street without
Hoyt
Jul 2015
#137
Anyone can 'think' any way they want- that does not mean said thoughts are facts
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#139
Trust cops to take away a ridiculous amount of firearms from a gun nut? No problem! When do
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#83
Gun lovers are sick, and here is the evidence. 320 million guns minus a few thousand is a good start.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#74
That particular poster has a truthiness problem when it come to gun owners:
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#111
That happens to a lot of people. I hope he had a will or there will be a police auction soon.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#118
Seems odd that he hasn't been identified, although they know his house and car
petronius
Jul 2015
#13
Wow, now we have *two* telepsychologists! I know of a DU group where you'd fit right in:
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#39
Yes, the obvious logic mentioning the danger of these unsecured guns is just more cause for rage for gun-lovers.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#78
Sounds like the NRA earned their paycheck with all the fear mongering and the lies that Obama
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#27
"Coroner's officials said Monday evening that the man had not yet been identified and that they
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#33
Sounds like a Viet Nam war vet friend's house. He really with his PTSD by buying and storing
uppityperson
Jul 2015
#34
And yet, gonna go out on limb here, not a single one of his guns has been used illegally
Telcontar
Jul 2015
#41
Yep. When 99% of one's posts are in the NRA support group, the passive-aggressiveness of these folk is well understood.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#85
Quelle surprise! The itchy trigger finger of gun lovers defending the NRA is also itchy on misleading alerts at DU.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#92
Not yet....crimes waiting to happen...what a relief these death sticks are safely away from other
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#84
why were so many 'elite police' 'searching', 'counting,' & taking away a persons possessions?
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#44
Most people don't hoard weapons. Not your average hoarder, that's for sure.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jul 2015
#63
he probaby didn't plan to die in his car and left his 'investments' laying around his house.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#73
Gun hoarding is an investment, some say - like nuclear missiles are investments! Guns as investments? That made me laugh.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#86
bet the 20? police 'searching' a wealthy dead mans home didn't record the 'search.'
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#67
Only for the dead hoarders with enough guns to arm an infantry battalion do they do this
jmowreader
Jul 2015
#119
neighbors said the man claimed to be affiliated with the CIA and the military.
Ichingcarpenter
Jul 2015
#48
a gun a day for 3 years,what if he collected guns for 20 years? Are there any laws against quantity?
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#70
Especially with 1200, at some point you're going to realize what a fool you've been and try to sell
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jul 2015
#88
"I just fuckin' shot myself." Who's gonna be the first to post it? (I prefer the musical)
Hoppy
Jul 2015
#49
I think it really emboldens them. They know if it goes too far - they have a gun.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jul 2015
#89
*One* gun in the wrong hands can be dangerous. 1,200 in the hands of the law abiding...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2015
#130
Eh. They're probably still looking for next of kin, and that's why he hasn't been identified yet.
Calista241
Jul 2015
#82
Well...it WOULD have been blatant theft if they would have left them in an abandoned house
jmowreader
Jul 2015
#125
Oh, so you think the police should break the law any time they think it might prevent a crime
Taitertots
Jul 2015
#134
"The body went unnoticed for two weeks in the summer heat, decomposing inside an SUV..." New link
Hekate
Jul 2015
#143