California judge charged with killing wife had 47 guns, 26,000 rounds of ammunition: Court documents
California judge charged with killing wife had 47 guns, 26,000 rounds of ammunition: Court documents
How many rounds of ammo he had is not really relevant (unless he used all 26000 rounds of ammo or was in the process of using them).
That he killed the wife in front of the kid… that is relevant.
I recall some recent study that said most mass shooters follow a predictable pattern of buying guns, then amassing guns and ammo.
Nobody needs 26,000 rounds. There is no problem that any American can legitimately solve with 26,000 rounds. It’s a threat to everyone.
Ammunition prices fluctuate drastically with global and national events. In 2021 when COVID hit 9mm cost roughly 70 cents a round. Today it’s around 19 cents a round. There’s a buy cheap stack deep philosophy practiced when buying ammo.
A competition shooter or someone attending a class can easily shoot 1,000 rounds over a weekend. Buying in large volume when prices are low means that weekend costs $190 not $700.
What harm can practically be done by one man with 26,000 that couldn’t be done with 4,000 or half that? If we stick with the 9mm metrics 4,000 rounds would weigh just past 100lb (45 kilos) @ 115g rds. 26,000 rounds of it would be 3-4x the weight of the average man at about 650lbs (294 kilos).
That volume only benefits consistent use over weeks/months/years, something fortunately not found in the cases where people abuse firearms to harm others.