Hawkeye_Joe Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 RIDGEFIELD, N.J. - A day after police escorted a disoriented elderly woman to her home, they returned with a search warrant and found a massive cache of weapons and gunpowder. ADVERTISEMENT Nearly 500 guns, including AK-47s and high-powered rifles, 500 pounds of gunpowder and 100,000 rounds of ammunition were taken Wednesday from the home of Elizabeth and Sherwin Raymond, both 82. Sherwin Raymond, a former physician and known gun enthusiast, has twice spent time in prison: in the early 1970s for performing illegal abortions and later that decade for selling silencer-equipped submachine guns. Convicted felons are not permitted to own guns. "People knew he was a (gun) collector, but no one suspected the magnitude of what was found," police Chief John Bogovich told The Record of Bergen County for Thursday's newspapers. "This will be a monumental task to inventory." Police said they sought the warrant after bringing Elizabeth Raymond back to her home on Memorial Day and seeing the windows and doors open. Police suspect many of weapons might have been bought at gun shows. Federal authorities are expected to investigate where they were purchased and whether they had ever been used in crimes. Sherwin Raymond was charged with creating a hazardous condition and his bail was set at $25,000. Police guarded him Wednesday at a Hackensack hospital while he received dialysis treatment. His wife, who was not charged, was taken to a nearby hospital so she did not have to be alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3BigDaddy Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 What a joke..... I had a buddy who had a domestic situation where they called the police.... they took all his guns reported how many thousands of rounds of ammunition had, had all his guns laid out on two conference tables.... It looked impressive on the front page of the paper... Hell how many rounds of .22 rim fire do most gun nuts have? He was lucky enuff to get it all back but two guns that somehow disappeared while in police custody.... i think these days with the domestic dispute laws he probably wouldn't get them back at all...... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/sad.gif I used to have a bunch of black powder on hand, no longer, so I told the local fire dept just so they would know…. I would hate to blow up someone trying to save my house from burning… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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