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Mystery surrounds 1,000 guns seized at Bel-Air mansion linked to Getty family
Girard Saenz, who was in the home at the time, was arrested on suspicion of violating California's law regarding assault weapons and .50-caliber Browning machine guns. The law prohibits the manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation and sale of any assault rifle or .50-caliber weapon, except in specific circumstances
Chuck Michel, a well-known gun rights attorney, said that having 1,000 guns isn't that unusual for a federal firearms dealer. He said dealers often keep their own private collections and then separately keep an inventory of weapons in stock for the business.
As a federally licensed weapons dealer, a person can sell guns elsewhere that are not compliant with California's assault rifle laws. The state, however, requires dealers to have a dangerous-weapons permit, Michel said.
Sometimes, he said, dealers can overlook the correct paperwork and run afoul of the law, noting that sensational search warrants with piles of guns often end up without charges.
Mystery surrounds 1,000 guns seized at Bel-Air mansion linked to Getty family