[Poser]

I think I'm the first to post this. I just love it when legal guns are found by SWAT teams.

[Leisler]

"...During the ordeal..."

Heros, each and every one.

[DannyTN]

It looks like it was brought to a head because the property was foreclosed on.

[Centurion2000]

During the ordeal, deputies dressed in SWAT gear and carrying rifles walked the streets as residents looked on from front yards and street corners.

Welcome to the police state.

[DAnconia55]

An inactive grenade is a hunk of metal, not a weapon.

[vt_crosscut]

I hope he has a good inventory of what was his. I'd hate to see any of his collection "misplaced"

Then again, he's lucky he wasn't home. He might have gotten shot while "reaching for one of the numerous weapons"

[ibbryn]

agents...reported seeing numerous firearms and explosives inside, along with some canned goods.

It's the cans I'm worried about. What was he planning on doing with them?

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[jocwhales]

I wonder if the foreclosing agents can be held liable if this man's house is burglarized as a result of this public declaration of its contents.

[Paleo Conservative]

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies evacuated about 15 neighboring homes Monday because two bank agents foreclosing on the house reported seeing numerous firearms and explosives inside, along with some canned goods.

Perhaps he ought to file a lawsuit against the mortgage company. I'm sure there are lots of trial lawyers if Florida who would be willing to take the case on a contingency basis.

[FReepaholic]

>>...Legal Weapons Cache Found in Tampa...<<

Doncha just love the idiot press? The man has a COLLECTION of guns. Using the term "cache" makes it sound as if he were hiding something. Idiots.

[coloradan]

Walters told deputies they could search the home because he didn't have anything illegal didn't understand the Fourth Amendment and his right to be secure in his house and possessions from unreasonable searches without a warrant, whether or not he was actually guilty of anything, and that his desire for privacy should not be construed as an attempt to conceal criminal misdoing.

Now that he has allowed the search, the police have happily told the press of his ownership of 200 firearms (and an inert grenade and canned food), earning him a reputation. They probably collected the serial numbers of all the guns too - just to be sure they weren't stolen. (You can't be too careful!)

[rolling_stone]

These idiots are about as smart as the ATF at Waco, why didn't they just have two of them dress up in suits and knock on the door and ask him about the "cache". They could have easily used a ruse that they buy foreclosed property and wanted to see it, or that they were back from the bank...Good thing he didn't have a dog in the yard and wasn't home at the time. Jeez, did they try calling him on the phone to see if he was home before sending all those resources out there? I don't think I would have let them in on principle, I would have loved to see them dream up a search warrant.

[DainBramage]

Wow, a seige without a working fire, must be a new tactic.

They are getting more cleverer.

[Oztrich Boy]

Hey everybody, lets not be too quick to critize the Stasi. Don't overlook the really suspicious items seen.

"... along with some canned goods

[Gritty]

Why did they need the SWAT team? He had proper paperwork and all these items were "legal". Surely, the cops knew what was there or could have through a simple phone call.

So, what gives? Why conduct a raid on legal stuff with no evidence of criminality? Or, why not just stop by and ask?

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I love my guns but if I had 200 and a forclosure looming over my head I could learn to love as few as 20.