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Cache of 1,000 guns seized from Los Angeles mansion in raid

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Smokin Joe:

--- Quote from: mrpotatohead on May 09, 2019, 07:44:46 pm ---I was thinking @Smokin Joe had that many under his bed.   happy77

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No where close to that many, and the bed sits on a pedestal, so no room there. How many, where they are, well, that ain't nobody's business but my own. :laugh:

Smokin Joe:

--- Quote from: truth_seeker on May 09, 2019, 08:09:33 pm ---A 57 year old contractor was arrested. It is fair to presume that such activity would eventually be known widely enough, to prompt interest, scrutiny, etc.


The collector could simplly be somebody that was careless, about letting others know about his collecting. But we know little, so fare.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/girard-damien-saenz/

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Makes you wonder if someone backtracked transactions on a C&R License. :pondering:

mountaineer:
Inside the ‘hoarder’s paradise’ linked to Getty family, where 1,000 guns were seized
By Jackie Salo
May 10, 2019
--- Quote ---The Los Angeles mansion owned by Gordon Getty’s ex-mistress — where more than a thousand firearms were stashed — was a “hoarder’s paradise,” according to officials who said a tip to authorities about the woman’s longtime companion helped crack the case.

Investigators were perplexed to find Cynthia Beck’s sprawling Bel-Air mansion in total disarray Wednesday and overrun with an enormous cache of guns, including military-style automatic weapons and Civil War rifles, the Los Angeles Times reported.

“It’s beyond comprehension that somebody can have so many weapons in a residence like this, in a neighborhood like this,” Los Angeles police Lt. Chris Ramirez told reporters.

Police said the 12-hour raid uncovered AR-15 military-style automatic rifles, .44-caliber handguns, .357 Magnum revolvers, an Uzi 9mm submachine gun, a 9mm Luger pistol and what appeared to be a World War II-era Thompson submachine gun, as well as thousands of rounds of ammo....

Beck’s partner Girard Damien Saenz, who was at the property during the raid, was arrested on suspicion of violating California’s law banning the manufacture, distribution, transportation and importation of assault rifles or .50-caliber weapons.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives launched an investigation after it received an anonymous tip that 57-year-old Saenz was manufacturing and selling guns from the five-bedroom residence. Saenz, who goes by Gerry, was released from jail Thursday on $50,000 bond. ...  More at NY Post
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How do inanimate objects like guns "overrun" a building?
Wow, thousands of rounds of ammo.  :silly:

truth_seeker:
This cannot be true. Experts always state nobody in California can buy, own or use firearms. /s

property owner Cynthia Beck, longtime mistress of Gordon Getty

https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/cynthia-beck-gordon-getty-mistress-bel-air/

Slip18:

--- Quote from: mountaineer on May 10, 2019, 06:56:18 pm --- Inside the ‘hoarder’s paradise’ linked to Getty family, where 1,000 guns were seized
By Jackie Salo
May 10, 2019How do inanimate objects like guns "overrun" a building?
Wow, thousands of rounds of ammo.  :silly:

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Laughing myself. I just read this whole story.  I have been a tad bit busy of late. 

There are plenty of images of Getty's "gal pal."

Why would anyone leave that large of a cache of guns and ammo?  Did she remove the paintings?  I am sure there were plenty of paintings that would annoy others, too. 

I hope those guns do not end up in San Francisco Harbor. 

 *****rollingeyes*****

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