Los
Angeles police Police investigating the death of a Los Angeles man
uncovered an arsenal inside his home and garage more than 1,200 guns and about
two tons of ammunition, authorities said on Monday
The Los Angeles Times reported that the unidentified man's
decomposing body was found in his car, which was parked down the street from
his Pacific Palisades home.
Commander Andrew Smith
of Los Angeles police department called the number of rifles, pistols and
shotguns staggering. Many had never been fired and some were still wrapped in
boxes, with price tags still attached.
“Our truck couldn’t
carry it all,” Smith told
the Los Angeles Times. “We had to go back and make another trip.”
There
were no signs of foul play in the man's death, nor was there any indication
that he had been involved in criminal activity. However, detectives want to
investigate why the man had so many guns and whether the weapons had been
linked to any crimes.
"We
have a lot of work to do," Smith said. "Running the background,
history and legality of these weapons is going to require a tremendous amount
of time. It's not a crime to have a large number of weapons so long as they
were legal to own and legally obtained. We want to make sure that's the
case."
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