Another Day, another gun nut at a school...

[agentS]

What is the deal this week? A new meme? Some kinda 'throwback' event to the 90s with all the school shootings and gang wars? Is there something going around Lolzcats or something?

A man has been arrested with 47 guns in Indiana on Saturday, after he threatened to "kill as many people as he could" in yet another gun incident to hit the United States this week. Von I. Meyer, was reportedly arrested with 47 guns as well as hoards of ammunition hidden all over his house in Cedar Lake, Indiana on Saturday, according to the Washington Post.

The 60 year old man has been described in reports as "disturbed" after threatening to go to Jane Ball Elementary School and "kill as many people as he could before police could stop him."

According to the Post, Meyer also had threatened his own wife, saying he would set her on fire after she fell asleep. Following his arrest it has been reported that prosecutors have filed formal charges against Meyer for felony intimidation, domestic battery, and resisting law enforcement.

Meyer's residence is allegedly just a minute's walk from the Jane Bell Elementary School, which he threatened to attack.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/man-arrested-with-47-guns-threatened-another-elementary-school-massacre-86747/#qyYJZ3KfLvgUytp1.99

47 guns??? Seriously? I got no problem with someone owning A gun, or 10 guns, but if you got 40+ you better own a store or be a museum collector.
On another thread here on DU, there is a discussion on 'responsible' gun owners/ownership. Obviously, this guy started off his ownership days 'responsible' but apparently he went 'off the rails' at the some point in the past month or so.
That's fundamentally the problem here, right? How do we keep the 'responsible' gun owner from turning into this guy, or the last guy, or the guy from Tuesday last week? Or, how do we keep the 'responsible' gun owner's kids from going on a rampage?

[ClusterFreak]

1. I have a problem with someone owning 10 guns.

'A' gun should suffice if it's self-defence, shouldn't it?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Sport shooters, competitors, and hunters will reasonably have more than that

Even those who own guns just for self defense would have one per adult and often a .22LR pistol for target practice.

[former-republican]

6. Just like a bass fisherman

I don't have an exact count but I have over 20 fishing poles and reels.
All set up and used on my boat for specific techniques of fresh water bass fishing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I would give an allowance to the equivalent of what

The average cop owns. Two side arms (jamming) and one long arm. I am willing to give special dispensation to competitive shooters as well...due to the circuit...and even they do not need more than five.

The circuit usually has semi automatic, shotgun, revolver and riffle category. A few times two different calibers in the semi category.

Pentathlon athletes use a side arm and a riffle.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. The average cop I know has many more than three

A trap competitor will normally have 3-4 competition guns at a minimum. Skeet shooters more.
A hunter closer to 10-12 depending on what kind and how much hunting they do
Every active shooter who is not just self defense has .22LR rifles and pistols
Self defense focused gun owners would be one or two per adult, often with a .22LR pistol as well.

[former-republican]

5. If it's only for self defense , you don't need more than one

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I know, but that is why I am willing to go that far

Now what guns is a whole different kettle.

No infantry riffles in civilian hands, period.

[former-republican]

4. You could do pretty much everything with 8 or 9

hunt , target shoot

[ProgressiveProfessor]

8. Not if you are a competitor

- Every serious trap/skeet shooter I know has 4-6 shotguns alone
- Bird hunting adds a couple more
- 2 to 3 rifles for hunting (small round varmiter, something in 30 caliber family)
- Self Defense is 1 or 2 hand guns
- Plinking/Target practice adds a couple of .22LR firearms