Posted on 10/02/2013 11:49:37 PM PDT by Nachum
FAIRFIELD -- Those who have dealt with Joseph C. Callahan describe him as "a nice guy," "a community leader" and "someone always willing to help with business ideas or plans."
They say he's a chemist, a sportsman and a pilot.
And they say he isn't "a disgruntled employee," "a terrorist" or "anybody to worry about."
But on Wednesday, hundreds of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of barrels of explosive chemicals were taken from Callahan's million-dollar home at 1625 Bronson Road in Fairfield's exclusive Greenfield Hill neighborhood.
In an instant, Callahan changed from a respected 69-year-old businessman who created his own chemical company after spending years at Remington Arms Co. to a person of interest to local, state and federal authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
"This investigation is being led by the Fairfield police," said Debra Seifert, an ATF agent and spokeswoman. "We are participating by offering our expertise in the areas of explosives and firearms."
Seifert said ATF sent a K-9 team and a certified explosives expert to the house.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctpost.com ...
At that time, Callahan appeared disoriented and was hospitalized, where he remained Wednesday
Democrat?
for all we know he just had stuff for reloading.
need more info. face value sounds like feds wanted his guns, that he lawfully had.
So a rich man has a bunch of guns?
Big deal. He hadn’t hurt anyone. If he is not a Muslim he was probably not planning anything
Thousands of rounds of 22LR amount to hundreds of dollars.
"a nice guy,"Nice guys finish last.
And if he had been a Muslim, we’d have never heard of him until a sporting event, shopping center, military installation or Jewish pre-school went up in flames...
From Remington?
Sounds like someone with an interest in ammo design. Wonder what kind of stuff Elmer Keith kept at home.
Of course, with the nazis taking over, Keith would probably be in trouble today.
Okay, so what is he charged with and why are they seizing his legal firearms? What a joke.
He should buy a Koran and convert, they’d pay no attention to him.
Sounds like something that I read in a novel recently...
The guy is a millionaire and with any luck his lawyer will get him off. They said they found “bombs” but there is a difference between a “bomb” and a barrel of powder used for making ammo, and a “bomb”.
An interesting piece of rhetoric. Recall that "person of interest" was put into place after Richard Jewell was named a suspect in the Atlanta bombing, and sued. I.e. it is nothing but a euphemism. Here we see that it's euphemic power is slight, as the stigma of the appellation is deemed to have wiped out a lifelong reputation of virtue.
Is there a criminal act somewhere in there?
The “bombs” could be prototypes for explosive devices used in commercial or military demolition.
What started as a welfare check was quickly recognized by law enforcement as a lucrative civil forfeiture opportunity.
This unfortunate guy will end up broke and living in a substandard nursing home.
Cops are not your friends.
sounds like a bunch of trumped up garbage to me, the guy’s a chemist and has chemicals
sounds like they found chemicals, not bombs. Big difference, especially when the guy is a commercial chemist.
I’ve got a feeling these folks don’t know the difference between a “bomb” and a “bomb calorimeter.”
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