If the police take your firearms don’t expect them to come back in the same condition they left—pics

That gentleman liked his revolvers!

Looking at my guns, and at the pictures in the OP's post, leaves me with something to aspire to. I'm well on the way there .....

I don’t know if it is still like that, but NYPD officers used to scratch their shield # and initials onto every gun they took into custody to establish a chain of evidence.

You’d get writer’s cramp trying to do that with that pile.

Im sure a good lawyer would be in order if that guy is found not guilty. Would they treat a collection of expensive artwork like that? You know those guns weren't gently stacked like cord wood.

Makes you sick.

I see a lot of nice revolvers in there. My stomach hurts.

If there's ever any cause of action you've got to sue. It's the ONLY deterrent. Look at the Katona case.

Since when is legally collecting guns which I see as mostly revolvers and bolt action rifles with a few .22lrs illegal? The charge is manufacturing guns. Nothing I saw looks like it came off a 3-D printer. Must be the pink AR, the black one still has the store tags attached.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-atf-lapd-investigation-20190508-story.html

LA Times said:

The ATF said in a statement that its agents searched the home after discovering an individual illegally selling firearms “outside the scope of the federal firearm license that the individual possess.”

The man’s name has not been released, but he was arrested on suspicion of unlawful transportation, and of giving, lending or selling an assault weapon, according to the LAPD. He is expected to be booked in the morning, authorities said.

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According to the LA Times, the suspect has an FFL. They also state that law enforcement received an anonymous tip about someone illegally manufacturing and selling guns.

LA Times said:

The federal agency added: “ATF and LAPD have no reason to believe the public is in any danger.”

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It's hard to know how much of a "threat" this person really represented, but a 4AM raid and taking a dump on their collection seems like a bit much. Given the fact that the suspect is an FFL, it seems like this could have been handled differently.

But hey, having 1,000 guns piled up outside of a house for the world to see sure does bring headlines and attention. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it would have been easier to inventory these firearms in place, as there was probably some form of organization that the suspect was using.

I'm sure ATF and LAPD are getting pats on the back for getting these dangerously collectible firearms "off the street".......... or uh maybe out of a house?

Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/cache-of-1000-guns-seized-from-los-angeles-mansion-in-raid said:

"The weapons are of all makes and calibers, and models. ... This is a big, big stash you might say, that's beyond comprehension that somebody can have so many weapons in a residence like this, in a neighborhood such as this," an LAPD lieutenant said at the scene.

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Yes, it is totally inconceivable that someone with a house in a neighborhood where the average price is $17 Million would be able to afford this many firearms.

If those were mine and I was not guilty of breaking any laws I would be several stages past mad. Not only has that guys security has been compromised but there is a lot of potential for damage there. And some potential for a few of those to disappear! I would be MAD!

I read the article. All I wanted them to was get to the reason this guy was arrested and all of his property confiscated.
Now we will all wait to see what is going to happen legally. I will presume innocents until proven otherwise.

It's going to take him years to get those guns back if he ever does

It's California folks. What do you expect?

Lawsuit/insurance claim. That PROPERTY was handled in the same way we would handle captured enemy weapons in iraq or afg- tossed into a truck after the raid. The other similarity is that the accused in this case was also considered a terrorist

Im sure a good lawyer would be in order if that guy is found not guilty.

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He's dead, so I don't think they're going to find him guilty of much.

The body went unnoticed for two weeks in the summer heat, decomposing inside a sport utility vehicle parked in the affluent neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.

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"anonymous tip" yeah right that's all it takes to get a judge to issue warrants?

And they wonder why so many people hate the police.

Rio Laxas said:

I'm sure ATF and LAPD are getting pats on the back for getting these dangerously collectible firearms "off the street"..........
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To claim you got them off the street, apparently you need to dump them on the street first.

Well it could have been much worse. At least he didn't own any high-capacity magazines.

Looks like there was a terrorist plot to assault something with a lot of 10/22 rifles and S&W (formerly) nicely blued M27 revolvers. The horror!

Retracted

Mucho mucho dinaro

Firearms/ammo cache photos, empowerment for Gun grabbers.

One red flag state already has a bill, maybe law by now, relieving a confiscating agency of any responsibility on the condition of eventually returned guns.