70-year-old Swede kept 557 weapons at home (Sweden)

The Local, Swedish news in English ^ | 02/05/2014 | Oliver Gee

[aimhigh]

Police have called upon the military for help and are scratching their heads as to how and why a man in southern Sweden managed to amass an arsenal of hundreds of weapons, 557 of which he had a licence to own. . . . . . . .

Fearing an explosion, officers cordoned off the house and called in a bomb squad and the military for help. Closer inspection showed that the homeowner had actually had licences for 557 of the weapons, but questions have been raised as to whether such an extensive collection is nevertheless in breach of Sweden's weapon laws. The man is also suspected of breaching Sweden's flammable and explosive item laws. . . . . .

And it doesn't seem likely that the gun owner will be reunited with his extensive collection, much to the irritation of the 70-year-old Swede. "He won't be getting them back, and he's not very happy. But he is being very polite about it, he's a real gentleman," Dahlbäck said.

[Howie66]

“If you know how many guns you own, you don’t have enough.”

[rktman]

Now THAT’s a cache/truckload/whatever other useless term the “journalists” use to describe anything over 2 guns and 20 rds of ammo. Or numerous 30 clip magazine rounds. Or something.

[from occupied ga]

And it doesn't seem likely that the gun owner will be reunited with his extensive collection, much to the irritation of the 70-year-old Swede

Why not I wonder?

[rktman]

Despite the licensing thing, if he did in fact have licenses for them all, what’s the issue? And is there some sort of cross reference to the number of guns an individual owns. Big bro will take care of it for you.

[Doogle]

"..bangada bangada bangada bangada"

[knarf]

557 guns, apparently in one location for many years, no one knew about them, the owner said "good morning" every day to whomever he met ... and ..

THE SKY IS FALLING .. THE SKY IS FALLING ..

THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EXPLOSION ! ...

NUCLEAR FALLOUT !!!

HELP, HELP !!!!

[rktman]

And maybe without compensation too. Maybe. Did he at least have a liberty safe? LOL! Or several dozen of them.

[smokingfrog]

piker

[Howie66]

“I’m from the Government and I’m here to help.”

[grobdriver]

Fearing an explosion, officers cordoned off the house

Of course - I'm scared to death my rifles and handguns and their associated ammo will spontaneously explode one day.

I don't even know why I keep them.

[Graewoulf]

BUMP!

___________________

The is no limit to the reach of the Swedish Gestapo!

[jim_trent]

First time I have read of one of these arsenal confiscations that I cannot say “piker” to. My hat is off to him.

[al baby]

I wish i had a bot big enough to have lost all those guns in a horrendous accident

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Ammunition does not "explode."

We live in an era when lies have more credence than truth.

[bgill]

If he were smart, he’d have a few unregistered ones elsewhere.

[null and void]

I'm considering getting a loud speaker/tape recorder system that, should anyone happen to bust through my front door en masse and in body armor would loudly announce "I AM A THIRTY SECOND BOMB! I AM A THIRTY SECOND BOMB! TWENTY-EIGHT. TWENTY SEVEN. TWENTY SIX..."

It should make for a very short visit...

[knarf]

"He won't be getting them back, and he's not very happy. But he is being very polite about it, he's a real gentleman," Dahlbäck said."

That's probably because there's a bigger stash out in the sauna, under the floor ...

Have a nice day, occifers.

[mylife]

It is BS to steal a mans property that he legally owns.

[Gen.Blather]

“Of course - I’m scared to death my rifles and handguns and their associated ammo will spontaneously explode one day.”

I asked a fireman what happens to ammo in a house fire. He said, “It just goes pop, pop, pop. You’d be hard pressed to get hurt by it.”