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How did this homeless guy get 5,000 rounds of ammo?
San Francisco Chronicle columnist CW Nevius writes "When the homeless may not be harmless":If you live in San Francisco you've had one of these encounters: Someone starts ranting as you walk past. Most of us just ignore them. After all, they're harmless.
But Capt. Greg Corrales at the Park Station reminds us that it isn't always that simple. His officers recently made a chilling discovery when they searched the car of a homeless man in Golden Gate Park.
Robert Johns was on their radar, and when they searched his vehicle they found a sawed-off shotgun, a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, 14 knives and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition, police said.
"The camouflage clothing and survivalist gear isn't illegal," said Officer Elizabeth Prillinger. But as she wrote in her report, "the totality of the circumstances ... suggests that Johns may be preparing to engage in some violent act of unknown dimension."
Johns had a few run-ins with officers, beginning on June 30 when he was approached by officers near Alvord Lake. Johns began ranting about being a special government officer and claiming that he "cut his own umbilical cord."
Alarmed, they also asked whether they could search his car, and after he agreed they found a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded .22 rifle, police said. Given his odd behavior, they impounded the guns and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
"The camouflage clothing and survivalist gear isn't illegal," said Officer Elizabeth Prillinger. But as she wrote in her report, "the totality of the circumstances ... suggests that Johns may be preparing to engage in some violent act of unknown dimension."
Johns had a few run-ins with officers, beginning on June 30 when he was approached by officers near Alvord Lake. Johns began ranting about being a special government officer and claiming that he "cut his own umbilical cord."
Alarmed, they also asked whether they could search his car, and after he agreed they found a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded .22 rifle, police said. Given his odd behavior, they impounded the guns and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
Although the weapons were disturbing, officers figured once they had confiscated them they had removed the threat.
But Capt. Greg Corrales at the Park Station reminds us that it isn't always that simple. His officers recently made a chilling discovery when they searched the car of a homeless man in Golden Gate Park.
Robert Johns was on their radar, and when they searched his vehicle they found a sawed-off shotgun, a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, 14 knives and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition, police said.
"The camouflage clothing and survivalist gear isn't illegal," said Officer Elizabeth Prillinger. But as she wrote in her report, "the totality of the circumstances ... suggests that Johns may be preparing to engage in some violent act of unknown dimension."
Johns had a few run-ins with officers, beginning on June 30 when he was approached by officers near Alvord Lake. Johns began ranting about being a special government officer and claiming that he "cut his own umbilical cord."
Alarmed, they also asked whether they could search his car, and after he agreed they found a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded .22 rifle, police said. Given his odd behavior, they impounded the guns and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
"The camouflage clothing and survivalist gear isn't illegal," said Officer Elizabeth Prillinger. But as she wrote in her report, "the totality of the circumstances ... suggests that Johns may be preparing to engage in some violent act of unknown dimension."
Johns had a few run-ins with officers, beginning on June 30 when he was approached by officers near Alvord Lake. Johns began ranting about being a special government officer and claiming that he "cut his own umbilical cord."
Alarmed, they also asked whether they could search his car, and after he agreed they found a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded .22 rifle, police said. Given his odd behavior, they impounded the guns and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
Although the weapons were disturbing, officers figured once they had confiscated them they had removed the threat.
Does this say a lot about the law when a guy living out of his car and lacking a driver's license can buy thousands of rounds of ammo? The article further states that the police most recently arrested Johns at...a yoga studio whose owner called 911 because Johns was harassing members.
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even able to get a Post Office Box when I was homeless 
Ban everything.
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