[Atlas Sneezed]

"If he were arrested at the police station, then the police would not have been able to get into his house to serve the warrant. If he is arrested in the house, police can break into the house to serve the warrant, and can discover any incriminating evidence (guns, lots and lots of guns) in the process of serving the arrest warrant."

IF they had probable cause to believe that there was illegal items in the house (aside from the desire for a lazy fishing expedition), they should have gone to a judge and gotten a SEARCH WARRANT.

Meanwhile, they brilliantly achieved their objective by BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN.

[gridlock]

Meanwhile, they brilliantly achieved their objective by BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN.

You don't suppose they're combing through the ashes for the remainders of the weapons?

We're in tinfoil territory here, of course. It's sad that a trooper had to die when there may have been a peaceful way to get this done. I have no sympathy with CI, though.