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Guns Seized from a West Toledo Home
WEST TOLEDO -- Is a Toledo man a gun collector or a possible danger? Federal agents and Toledo Police have questions about Lewis Kirk. Two days ago, police seized about 30 guns from his west Toledo home, and Thursday he was arrested when he showed up in Toledo Municipal Court. He faces three felony charges because of the guns found in the house.
His large collection of guns now sit in the police property room. The collection includes a tiny 22-caliber Derringer, a 9-milimeter Uzi from Israel, some 25-caliber pistols, and several high- powered rifles. Police say the also found 16 boxes of ammunition and magazines that hold 90 rounds, which are illegal. "If somebody has 90 rounds in a gun and it happens to be altered and fully-automatic, that's throwing 90 rounds of ammunition at you in a few seconds, pretty dangerous situation," said Detective Doug Allen of the Toledo Police.
All of the guns were found in Lewis Kirk's home on Jackman Road. On Tuesday, ATF agents and Toledo Police searched the house because Kirk was suspected of buying illegal machine guns. Agents did not locate the exact guns they were looking for, but they found the illegal gun parts, and some strange notes written by Kirk. "He talked about Ruby Ridge, Waco, employee shootings in factories where somebody apparently went in and shot up a factory, fellow employees or managers or whatever, Tim McVeigh. He talked about the presidential shooting outside the White House. He called it the White House shooter," said Allen.
Police charged Kirk with receiving stolen property because one of the guns came back as stolen. He's also charged with two counts of "possession of a dangerous ordinance" for the illgal magazines. Tonight, neighbors have their own questions. "Well, I don't think anybody needs to have that many guns to be honest with you. What's the sense of having that many guns?" said Leslie Beavers, a neighbor.
According to detectives, Kirk told police he was a gun dealer. But, court records show he was only a dealer betwen 1989 to 1992. And, police say he did not have hangun identification cards for the weapons found in his home. Lewis Kirk is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning in Toledo Municipal Court.
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=1106870
WEST TOLEDO -- Is a Toledo man a gun collector or a possible danger? Federal agents and Toledo Police have questions about Lewis Kirk. Two days ago, police seized about 30 guns from his west Toledo home, and Thursday he was arrested when he showed up in Toledo Municipal Court. He faces three felony charges because of the guns found in the house.
His large collection of guns now sit in the police property room. The collection includes a tiny 22-caliber Derringer, a 9-milimeter Uzi from Israel, some 25-caliber pistols, and several high- powered rifles. Police say the also found 16 boxes of ammunition and magazines that hold 90 rounds, which are illegal. "If somebody has 90 rounds in a gun and it happens to be altered and fully-automatic, that's throwing 90 rounds of ammunition at you in a few seconds, pretty dangerous situation," said Detective Doug Allen of the Toledo Police.
All of the guns were found in Lewis Kirk's home on Jackman Road. On Tuesday, ATF agents and Toledo Police searched the house because Kirk was suspected of buying illegal machine guns. Agents did not locate the exact guns they were looking for, but they found the illegal gun parts, and some strange notes written by Kirk. "He talked about Ruby Ridge, Waco, employee shootings in factories where somebody apparently went in and shot up a factory, fellow employees or managers or whatever, Tim McVeigh. He talked about the presidential shooting outside the White House. He called it the White House shooter," said Allen.
Police charged Kirk with receiving stolen property because one of the guns came back as stolen. He's also charged with two counts of "possession of a dangerous ordinance" for the illgal magazines. Tonight, neighbors have their own questions. "Well, I don't think anybody needs to have that many guns to be honest with you. What's the sense of having that many guns?" said Leslie Beavers, a neighbor.
According to detectives, Kirk told police he was a gun dealer. But, court records show he was only a dealer betwen 1989 to 1992. And, police say he did not have hangun identification cards for the weapons found in his home. Lewis Kirk is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning in Toledo Municipal Court.
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=1106870
Handgun ID Cards? Geez none of my handguns have ID Cards maybe they're illegal. I'd leave Ohio but I keep hanging around to see what sort of idiocy happens next.
