Thats not even close to being a arsenal. Most people bring twice that amount to the range.
I travel with a pistol. I sometimes travel with a shotgun - if I believe that weather or geography or other conditions mean being stranded away from people.
But to attend a public party with an AR15 is kinda strange. Don’t get me wrong, doing it with a 30-06 bolt action is too.
But I’ve traveled with the pistol and a shotgun before.
It’s pretty clear this guy was looking for action. If he couldn’t find it, it’s logical that he would create it. A fine job to the police department on this one !
He wasn’t going to the range.
And an AR-15 lying around a hotel room would not make me rest easy if I was one room down.
Daily load out around here.
So he had the firearms needed for a three-gun competition. Was he threatening anyone? but again, drink stupid fluid, win stupid prizes....
One reason my firearms are never carried in public in traditional looking “gun cases”.
And another reason why I drink no stupid fluid....
And another reason why I don’t venture into places like that.
And I suppose your range allows drunks to come in and shoot too. Fortunately the cops were smarter than some of the idiots around here.
Let me guess. The shotgun was a Mossburg Pump 12 gauge, able to hold five cartridges in the magazine? Woooo! From the top floor of a hotel that’s got serious stopping power./s