Turns out the guns are semi-autos according to some follow-up I've been doing on this.
There are some interesting court documents to be found re: this incident:
http://www.lovelakewood.com/pdf/law/110817_guns.pdf
Also, the story is alive and well on gun blogs and other places. PD screwed the pooch, I think.
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Well, I am glad to see she isn't taking their crap. Those guns all look good to me. Looks like a chief will soon be looking for a new job and the City of Lakewood will have to budget a payout to Francesca.
See, based on the guns that all appear to be legal and the fact that she isn't charged with anything other than some kind of suspicious activity, I don't think I could carry this out, I would get fired. I would rather get fired for not violating someone's Constitutional Rights than get fired for it. I think it would be a harder recovery if it was the other way around.
2nd Amendment violation. Federal Court would hand her a $100,000...
13 guns? Really? She's the least of the Govt worries.