Odd
The local news reported this story as a case of pre-empted Sudden Jihad Syndrome. ABC news, not so much. Appears cops found him and he had a rifle tucked under his coat. Also, I find this a bit odd:
Forrest said the rifle Woodson was carrying had a defaced serial number and had been altered to fire .50-caliber ammunition.
So, he had one of those 50 Beowulf uppers on his AR? After all, doubt he’d be able to fit one of those 50 cal, single shots under there.
January 26th, 2010 at 10:51 am
While the guy in question obviously has some problems, who knew that 2 rifles and a few hundred rounds of ammo qualified as a “massive cache”? Maybe it was the grenade launcher that put him over the line…
January 26th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Robert beat me to it, but in 37mm it’s a flare launcher
January 26th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Two rifles is a massive cache? I guess two rifles and a handgun would be an arsenal.
January 26th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Maybe they misspelled “cash” and didn’t realize he was just on his way to buy one of the new ACRs.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Sounds like he may be a little paranoid. Funny how if you act like you are paranoid it draws the cops like free donuts. He just made a little mistake of going to new jersey where every weapon you possess is automatically a nuke. If you think guns with altered serial numbers make the cops get excited you should see what happens when the weapon never had a serial numbers such as a homemade pistol or rifle.
January 26th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
The embedded video is even funnier!
“.50 Caliber Ammunition that can completely destroy a house.”
They also call the flare pistol a “Rocket Launcher”.
Shit-you-not!
January 26th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
1. Yes, I guess technically two rifles is an “arsenal.”
2. I like how the reporter is incredulous that anyone would want to leave Virginia to visit New Jersey.
3. Yes, technically .50 caliber bullets could destroy a house, given enough time and effort. So could Jell-O.
4. Several hundred rounds of ammunition? Remind me never to bring a box of Federal 550 or Winchester 333 across state lines!
5. Yes, technically a flare might be a rocket.
6. MOOslim.
The police seem to have done the right thing, but let’s not all panic just yet.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I prefer my .88 Magnum. It shoots through schools.
January 26th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
You can buy a .50 upper with an 18″ barrel … heh.
Oh, and fix your link to the singleshot, please… it requires a password.
January 26th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Can anybody say “false flag” fail? Or, am I the one that’s paranoid?
January 26th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
What “prohibited weapons” did he have? Are AR15s in .50 now illegal? Or was it the flare gun? And a comm blok nv scope? Hmmm… Idk what is prohibited here.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
The lgweaponry link is demanding a login to view their site.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
actually, it looks like a login is required for their entire site, even if you just do http://www.lgweaponry.com
January 26th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
odd
works for me
January 27th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
I’m guessing that ‘prohibited weapons’ here refers to rifles with the serial numbers defaced, which is a big fat federal no-no, as far as I know.
And yes, a .50 can destroy an entire house, if you use tracers and catch the damn thing on fire. (Ask the pros who ignited the BD compound in Waco…heh)