THE WIFE IS A RECOVERED ALCOHOLIC WHO CALLS THE POLICE EVERY TIME SHE RELAPSES, TO GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE SO SHE CAN CONTINUE DRINKING. I WAS MERELY REMOVING THE GUNS FROM THE HOUSE AND SHE THOUGHT I WAS "LEAVING HER" SO SHE CALLED. THE GUN WENT OFF INSIDE THE HOUSE AND RICCOCHED(SP)TO THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICER. ALL GUNS ARE LEGAL. THE "GRENADE LAUNCHER" IS A FLARE LAUNCHER. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT IS DESTROYING MY LIFE......
An aside about alcoholics. Most are either "recovering" or drinking. Few are "cured" and most of those who are generally did not deserve the label.
If this is as you say, there should be evidence of a bullet strike in the home somewhere (to produce the ricochet).
Make sure this is noted, either by having your lawyer take the cops there, or taking the officer doing the investigation there and showing it to him/her.
This is as close as you will get to proving you did not intentionally shoot at them and will provide reasonable doubt in favor of a negligent/acidental discharge as opposed to shooting at the police.
Prove that, and the animosity level toward you should diminish somewhat. They will still be pissed that a bullet came their way, even accidentally, but an accident, with absence of malice is a little less reason to hang you.
We all know the media are not straight shooters when it comes to getting the facts straight, especially regarding firearms.
You might want to demand a correction of any abject misstatements regarding the items siezed, especially the flare launcher and silencer, which, hopefully is a fake. Discuss this with your lawyer.
You are in for a rough time over this, no doubt, but if you are in the right, lawyer up and get this straightened out.
Then go after the paper.
Having been through a something similar (except none of my weapons were fired) I can sympathize.
Best of luck to you.
L