[Buckwheats]

So, the current law of the land is if you have anything in your house that a burglar could break in and steal from you, and then conceivably use to further their criminal efforts (the thief doesn't even have to actually use whatever he stole), you're a criminal subject to arrest. Do you feel safer now?

[lelio]

I like when I hear about "bomb making materials" found in someone's garage. Let's see that'll be: gas, some rags, and a container. I think 99% of garages fit that bill.

[strela]

What TV station did you hear this on? What was the name of the ATF agent? Where did it occur?

So, the current law of the land is if you have anything in your house that a burglar could break in and steal from you, and then conceivably use to further their criminal efforts (the thief doesn't even have to actually use whatever he stole), you're a criminal subject to arrest.

A statement unsupported in any way by the "facts" you posted in this thread.

[dogbyte12]

My wife has her purse filled with credit cards in the house. It makes me feel very unsafe.

[Jean S]

Was the agent referring to this story?

Cheatham County (Tennessee) Man Arrested for "Arsenal" in home.

[Billthedrill]

Anything dangerous in your house?

Yes. Me.

[Atlas Sneezed]

bang

[LibKill]

Anything dangerous in your house?

Yeah. I am.

[SteveH]

The latest police line I have heard is that guns stored at home are considered by police to be dangerous to occupants and others, and if a homeowner wants to be safe, the official police recommendation is to avoid keeping guns at home.

Since this seems to be a recurring theme among the police, it seems to reflect some kind of training that they receive. Probably a new training film which (one imagines) replaced the training on Constitutional rights of civilians...

[paulklenk]

Wow, I never thought of that. What's more dangerous, the anthrax I've got stashed behind my bombs, or the vials of plague I keep in the fridge, or the do-it-yourself abortion kits, or the very sharp knives? Maybe it's the brass knuckles... Maybe it's the industrial waste... Perhaps the contaminated chicken or the A.K. 47s or the other many, many guns...

Maybe I should lay them all out on the bed so I can organize them in descending order of danger, and rid my apartment of them one by one, then celebrate my new-found safety with some pie...

[timydnuc]

But then again, if the scumbag broke into my house and was confronted by me, and my .44 caliber magnum he would get one round in the chest. This would, effectively, kill him thus saving, 1) my property, 2) any chance this scumbag would ever commit a crime again, and 3) saving the taxpayers a hell of a lot of money (trials and imprisonment, and the like). All for the price a .44 mag hollow point. Sounds like a deal to me. I'll even pay for the clean up of my house.

Put that scumbag in the ground and send on the next one. Attrition will take care of the rest of them.