Chief’s arsenal found in backyard fort

[peckerhead]

Arsenal, eh?

Of course. Two or more guns is an "arsenal" in the eyes of the media.

No, that's a weapons cache. An arsenal is five or more.

Get your terminology straight...geez.

[jdege]

Lucky kids, all we had were BB guns, bottle rockets and rocks to defend our forts.

According to my grandmother, my uncles used to play with a VZ-24 - a Czech Mauser - when they were kids. Which I supposed was safe enough. I'm pretty sure they'd have a pretty hard time finding 7.92mm ammo, in those days.

I ended up with the rifle, but I never suggested to my sisters that her I should let her kids play with it. Though I did take them out to a range with it, when they were of appropriate age. (One of them, of course, turned into a gun nut, to my sister's significant disapproval.)

[sochr000]

They apparently had one rifle, towards the bottom of the article it says they had grabbed his AR-15.

[Stradawhovious]

They apparently had one rifle, towards the bottom of the article it says they had grabbed his AR-15.

I see that the had grabbed "loaded magazines for a Glock and an AR-15 Rifle" but don't see anywhere where they actually had a rifle......

Just the mags.

[sochr000]

They apparently had one rifle, towards the bottom of the article it says they had grabbed his AR-15.

I see that the had grabbed "loaded magazines for a Glock and an AR-15 Rifle" but don't see anywhere where they actually had a rifle......

Just the mags.

Oh, I read it again, you're right. Dang punctuation, making things readable.

[Holland&Holland]

They apparently had one rifle, towards the bottom of the article it says they had grabbed his AR-15.

I see that the had grabbed "loaded magazines for a Glock and an AR-15 Rifle" but don't see anywhere where they actually had a rifle......

Just the mags.

At least they called them magazines and not clips...

[DanM]

Now if it was you or I that lost control of weapons that ended up in the hands of our kids - we'd be in prison! Child endangerment, weapons charges, .... (never mind that you or I can't own hand grenades). I wonder if he'll even get a reprimand over this?!

[Stradawhovious]

Now if it was you or I that lost control of weapons that ended up in the hands of our kids - we'd be in prison! Child endangerment, weapons charges, .... (never mind that you or I can't own hand grenades). I wonder if he'll even get a reprimand over this?!

To be fair, according to the article, the kids didn't have any weapons. Just ammo.

[DanM]

Now if it was you or I that lost control of weapons that ended up in the hands of our kids - we'd be in prison! Child endangerment, weapons charges, .... (never mind that you or I can't own hand grenades). I wonder if he'll even get a reprimand over this?!

To be fair, according to the article, the kids didn't have any weapons. Just ammo.

I was referring to the hand grenades. Yeah, no 'guns' were found in the fort. But as was stated:

Unfortunately Stun/Flash Grenades are classified as destructive devices by the ATF.

[Stradawhovious]

I was referring to the hand grenades. Yeah, no 'guns' were found in the fort. But as was stated:

Oh yeah. Those.


Lucky kids.

I can just hear it now........

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!





And to be fair, calling some gas and stun grenades hand grenades is like calling an AR-15 a weapon of mass destruciton. Sure they're dangerous, but without clarification it gives the wrong impression.

I also dont disagree with you that this shouldn't go without consequence. You are correct. If any one of use were to do the same thing, we could be looking at some serious quality time with the inside of one of our finer guarded establishments.

[xd ED]

Indeed, there would be consequences, and repercussions; and somewhere in there would be be a visit from a child welfare agency questioning whether or not your kids would remain under the same roof as you, given the propensity towards violence your 'arsenal' suggests.