Bazooka seized in huge gun bust

CNN ^ | Thursday, January 16, 2003 | Kelli Arena

[gnarledmaw]

QUEEN CREEK, Arizona (CNN) -- A "deadly" weapons cache was uncovered in an Arizona storage facility Thursday by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, an agency spokesman said.

"There is a large cache of military firearms, including explosives, machine guns, a bazooka, a flame thrower," said a spokesman for the ATF in Phoenix. A Russian rocket-propelled grenade launcher also was seized.

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[gnarledmaw]

bang!

[lawdude]

To indicate the intellect of the media, the Phoenix talking heads and pens are calling this "cache" a collection of weapons of MASS DESTRUCTION!

PAH

[Poohbah]

If bazookas are outlawed, only outlaws will have bazookas.

[Gary Boldwater]

Despite the huge arsenal this guy has, it was never used in anger or to hurt someone. This makes the case that 99.9999% of gun, bazooka and flame thrower owners are responsible citizens. Gun control is unecessary.

[Poohbah]

Legally, they are.

[flynhghr]

i read this article yesterday. one of the people said that "some of these weapons no one should be in posesion of includies this flame-thrower."

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

"This is an arsenal of weapons, it's a staggering amount of weapons we're pulling out. It's frightening the amount of firepower we found in this place."

He's working through a list of words, making sure to hit some of them more than once.

[johniegrad]

[Poohbah]

"We aim to please. You aim, too, please..."

[going hot]

Wow, all that stuff!!

Now I am realy jealous.

[going hot]

realy = really

[flynhghr]

I don't think this guy broke any laws to the point of being a criminal. He just had them in a collection. Whats next? laws regarding what kind of and how much you can have in any kind of collection?

[Poohbah]

I don't think this guy broke any laws to the point of being a criminal.

Do you realize that you sound like Maxine Waters talking about the Rodney King riots of 1992?

[ibbryn]

Someone should check me on this before you run out and get one, but as I understand it flamethrowers are not outlawed at the Fed level. No ATF registeration needed. Your local regs may vary.

[Trailerpark Badass]

flame throwers aren't even regulated.

I think many rocket launchers are not regulated, or at least are legal if slightly demilled. Used LAW tubes are not regulated, as far as I know.

[dighton]

[Centurion2000]

I've heard that this was found via that tips program during the sniper rampage. So far, that's a rumor.

[kms61]

Would FReepers still be sticking up for this guy if he was named Mohammed? I suspect the reaction would be quite different.

Not directed at you in particular, just making the observation.