General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGun hoarder found with thousands of weapons
http://www.nbcmontana.com/gun-hoarder-found-with-thousands-of-weapons/36037988<snip>
A South Carolina man is facing charges after authorities say they found 7,000-10,000 guns stored on his property.
Chesterfield County sheriff's deputies arrested Brent Nicholson, 51, of Pageland Saturday. The guns were found stacked in his house, a nearby storage building, a liquor store he runs with his father and at his parents' home, The Charlotte Observer in North Carolina reported.
There were so many guns we quit counting after a while, Sheriff Jay Brooks said.
"This investigation is far from over."
Besides the guns, authorities also found crossbows, ammunition, taxidermed animal heads and scores of chainsaws.
The sheriff said it appeared Nicholson was accumulating weapons, not selling them.
"Theres no evidence that he even used them, Brooks said. Theres no evidence that he was selling them - he just wanted them. His house looked like that hoarders program on TV."
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)it's sure to be.
malaise
(269,063 posts)and his house looked like one you see on hoarding buried alive - how the hell did this happen?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Because I was going to say, this happening in South Carolina, there couldn't possibly be a law against owning more guns than a person needs, but not as many as a person wants.
Mr. Nicholson looks like a nice fellow, what with running a liquor store with dear old dad and everything.
malaise
(269,063 posts)I'd be terrified if I ran into Mr. Nicholson - I wonder how many more Mr. Nicholson's are out there.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Is it polite to call a him a hoarder rather than a simple collector or aficionado? I'd certainly hate to offend the sensibilities of his erstwhile and oppressed allies in their dedication to a this most righteous and harmless weekend hobby so dear to them...
malaise
(269,063 posts)I mean seriously - this is one sick person.
blogslut
(38,002 posts)There's video of the condition of the home in this news report:
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/24/deputies-seize-thousands-of-guns-in-chesterfield-county/74529856/
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)malaise
(269,063 posts)aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)I'm all for more stringent gun laws, but I see nothing in the law that says you cannot own 10,000 firearms.
On Edit : The linked story here says some fo the guns may have been stolen. That's clearly a violation of the law if they were.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)"Nicholson had been arrested and charged with trafficking opium and heroin earlier in the week in Union County. The Charlotte TV station said deputies reportedly had gone to serve him with a subpoena Friday and noticed what appeared to be stolen goods in his front yard."
cwydro
(51,308 posts)We're wondering if we've been in that liquor store (called Red Dot stores in SC).
malaise
(269,063 posts)Ha
cwydro
(51,308 posts)A lot of guys in NC look like that.
But we're thinking that's the one we visited a couple summers ago.
The place (the store) was a hoarder's dream.
aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)Orrex
(63,216 posts)If only...