[PROCON]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

The implicit reference is that the homeowner is the criminal?!?!?!?/sheesh

[dragnet2]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Someone ought to be asking the reporter, who's statement was that? Was it the reporters statement? Did the local law enforcement make that statement to the reporter?

Someone ought to find out who's statement this was.

And yes, it clearly implied the homeowner was in some kind of violation here.