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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNOT THE ONION: Family Found Living With Weapons In Nevada Children's Museum
The family of four was found with an AK-47 rifle, three handguns, a pistol, ammunition, knives and a taser, according to a police report.CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) A Nevada couple was found secretly keeping a cache of weapons and living with their two kids at a northern Nevada childrens museum where they worked, authorities said.
A janitor at the Childrens Museum of Northern Nevada was arrested late last week, KRNV-TV in Reno reported Friday. The 41-year-old man has been charged with child neglect and endangerment and possession of a suppressor and a short barrel rifle.
Authorities discovered the arsenal in a storage room, they said. A police report listed an AK-47 rifle, three handguns, a pistol, ammunition, knives and a taser that could have been reached by a child. The stash also included drug paraphernalia like a bong and a used marijuana joint.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/childrens-museum-of-northern-nevada-family-arrest_n_62cacbfbe4b02e0ac91555ff
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NOT THE ONION: Family Found Living With Weapons In Nevada Children's Museum (Original Post)
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dchill
(38,514 posts)1. See? His nightmares of government persecution...
...just came true!
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. Maybe GOP Values Family! n/t
tanyev
(42,592 posts)3. From The F'ed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
róisín_dubh
(11,795 posts)10. Omg that's brilliant.
One of my favourite books as a kid.
tanyev
(42,592 posts)11. TY! Mine, too.
If we'd lived anywhere near New York I probably would have been tempted to try it myself.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)4. AK-47? idiot
Raastan
(266 posts)5. Talk about a Night at the Museum...!
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)7. Not a big museum..must have not had night security
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)8. perhaps he WAS the security?
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)12. Yeah..took opportunity to save on rent
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)9. People are getting desperate with the high cost of rentals.
But guns are also expensive.