7000+ stolen guns found in SC

[HoneyBadger]

Holy crap!
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30340511/d...-near-pageland

Deputies estimate that they've seized between 7,000 and 10,000 stolen guns from a house and warehouse near Pageland. Deputies have arrested Brent Nicholson in connection to the stolen goods.Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks says the seized guns, ammunition, and hundreds of other items were all found on a single property off of Highway 9 outside of Pageland city limits.

Brooks says the guns alone filled one tractor trailer and ammunition filled another.

Nicholson was arrested and charged with trafficking opium and heroin, earlier in the week in Union County. Deputies reportedly went to serve him with a subpoena Friday and noticed what appeared to be stolen goods in his front yard.

The deputies say they wrote out the reports for the stolen property just days before.

The raid started Friday night, according to SLED. It's reportedly part of an ongoing investigation involving multiple jurisdictions that could have ties to counties in North Carolina as well. Sheriffs from other jurisdictions were there as well as SLED and ATF.

"None of us have ever seen anything anywhere close to this," Brooks said. "No telling how many break-ins this will held wrap up."

Over 100 law enforcement officials were on the scene Friday and Saturday. Brooks says 20 agents will be sifting through the evidence "piece by piece" starting Monday. Their goal will be to eventually find the rightful owners. Deputies estimate that 99 percent of the seized goods are stolen.

[Irving]

Well alright! 10,000 guns off the street and out of the hands of criminals in just one step. This ought to lighten up gun restrictions for the next decade or so.


Right?

[Gunner]

Paperwork!

Sent from my S6 Edge +

[blacklabel]

That's quite the haul.

[Portsider86]

I wonder if even 50 will make it back to their rightful owners.

[blacklabel]

I wonder if even 50 will make it back to their rightful owners.

Bases on the quotes from the article, I'm guessing they're going to make an effort to get the firearms returned to their owners.

[Bailey Guns]

I wonder if even 50 will make it back to their rightful owners.

I'm not really sure what that statement is supposed to imply, if anything. But if the guns aren't returned it's not likely the fault of the sheriff's department. Most people aren't smart enough to do something as simple as keep track of the SNs of their guns. No sense in making it easy to get your property returned if it's ever stolen and recovered.

[BPTactical]

I feel for the mofo that has to log all those in....





Sounds like the perp was a first class pos.

[Ah Pook]

That is approaching an arsenal.

[GilpinGuy]

A tractor trailer load of ammo too? Whoa.....