This is the attorney for the SWAT team that is disclosing this information. I would assume that he had the OK from PCSO to do so but up until now the SO was the only agency releasing anything. Frankly, I don't find any of this stuff to be remarkable. There are quite a few homes down here where you could find "several" tactical weapons and I believe that body armor is issued to a lot of our guys in Afghanistan so it wouldn't be the least bit surprising that a veteran of that theater came home with a "souvenir".
What I find startling is that no drugs or anything else worth an arrest was found at any of the homes searched regarding this particular incident. If this "organization" was really a rip team then there must have been something in one of these houses. I'm kind of leaning toward the idea that Guerena knew someone who was dirty (probably at the mine) and may have opened up his yap just enough so that the "confidential informant" that was apparently being squeezed felt the urge to "confess".
Its legal to own “assault weapons” and body armor in most all states. You just can’t use them in the commission of a felony. Meaning you can’t go knocking over liquor stores while wearing body armor.