[Magnatron]

This is idiotic. I travel with my firearms when driving, and I bring them into my hotel room for safe keeping and protection as I would at home. A single handgun and a rifle is not an arsenal. Aside from any hotel restrictions there might be for firearms on the premises, how is this "two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of weapons/loaded"?

[ChuckHam]

It’s the PRoC. Guns bad.

[lepton]

The mayor called them ‘weapons of war’

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Teeth, fingernails, and knuckles are all weapons of war.

[Yo-Yo]

Aside from any hotel restrictions there might be for firearms on the premises, how is this "two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of weapons/loaded"?

Illinois preemption law grandfathered in Chicago's preexisting laws, so ARs and laser sights are illegal in Chicago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Illinois#Local_laws

[PGR88]

Let me guess - he was white, and the guns were not found on the South side.

Because otherwise, it wouldn’t have mattered.

[howlinhound]

Iowa enacted Constitutional Carry as of July 1st. How many guns would they find if they searched a South-Side Chicago housing complex? They’d need a truck to haul them all away. Then again, the residents would be the “right color “ and not subject to search.

[Delta 21]

The Mayor is right. I have a bunch of them!!

[JonPreston]

Brown noted the employee's discovery was significant because hotels have not been cleaning rooms daily due to Covid-19 restrictions.

So they aren't cleaning hotel rooms? The filth in there is much worse than Covid.

[Larry Lucido]

The weapons were discovered by an employee of the W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel who went into Casteel's room to clean it,

Four words: "Do Not Disturb" sign.

[Bob434]

[[Man arrested after guns were found in his Chicago hotel room. The mayor called them ‘weapons of war’]]

he had fully automatic machine guns in his room?

[Chewbarkah]

I also wondered how an untouched firearm sitting in an empty room is being “used”, much less in an “aggravated” manner. I guess this is under the “they also serve who stand and wait” clause...

The situation does beg some questions:
1) Why oh why would anyone go to Chicago?
2) Why would someone who visited Chicago anyway, leave a loaded rifle in a hotel room, in clear view, by a window? 3) Why did the hotel staff report this to police instead of stealing and selling the firearms, as would be normal. It’s not as if the owner was likely to run to the CPD crying “gee, someone just stole my loaded, scoped .308 rifle right out from under the window in my high rise hotel room.”

Speculative Diagnosis: government operation or guns of irresponsible government agent. Maybe the guest belongs to one of Pelosi’s new Capitol Police cells. Where is Lt. Boyd these days?

[budj]

"...Judge David R. Navarro told Casteel Tuesday that he understands the man is permitted to possess firearms in his home state of Iowa, but added, "clearly we are not in Iowa." Casteel's permit doesn't allow him to carry or have his weapons in Chicago, prosecutors said..."

Amdenment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

So, apparently Chicago is not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Constitution.

But, hell, we knew that.

[tnlibertarian]

Five rifle magazines were also found, according to Casteel's arrest report.

Guns & Ammo? Field and Stream?

[Tell It Right]

The Chicago police need to keep up with the times.

Resident Xiden already told us that "weapons of war" are F-15's and nuclear weapons. LOL

[cgbg]

Pre-crime is illegal.

Actual crime is legal.

Welcome to bizarro-world.

[throwthebumsout]

Brown noted the employee's discovery was significant because hotels have not been cleaning rooms daily due to Covid-19 restrictions.

There is, supposedly, a deadly virus out there and their response is to NOT clean the rooms regularly? This is Dim logic.

[dragnet2]

The weapons were discovered by an employee of the W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel who went into Casteel's room to clean it, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said Tuesday.

I hate hotels and avoid them like the plague. In this case it's seems one of their illegal alien house servants ratted this guy out. Reading this story is like reading something which occurred in Communist China or some other country controlled by punitive dictators.

[Texas resident]

two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of weapons...

Aggravated means armed. He was not anywhere near the weapons.

Unlawful use? How did he use the firearms?

Half ass lawyer can get the case dismissed. I would bet that he is someone the chicago gang government doesn’t like.

[LouAvul]

The employee "likely prevented a tragedy from happening,"

Somebody saw that two star movie, Minority Report.

[Jonny7797]

I agree with you but this person broke one of the cardinal rules of gun ownership. Never leave a weapon unsecured. He’s an idiot.

[backwoods-engineer]

Meanwhile, in Iowa, a sane state, these two guns would be no problem at all. Hint: DON’T EVER TRAVEL TO ILLINOIS if you don’t want to be forcibly disarmed.