Police seize guns, 40,000 bullets from hidden room in Ringwood home

[SecularMotion]

RINGWOOD — Numerous guns and 40,000 bullets were recovered from a hidden room inside the Skyline Drive residence of a 35-year-old man who was arrested Friday on assault-weapon and ammunition charges, authorities said.

Ringwood police went to Mariusz Cebula’s home on Friday evening to seize his firearms — a provision of a domestic-violence restraining order issued by a judge.

Authorities characterized Cebula as a collector of military-issue firearms, with a particular affinity for weapons utilized during the Second World War. Among the items collected by Cebula were what police described as ordnance, which officials determined to be inactive.

As authorities combed through the home, they unearthed a hidden “bunker” under the basement floor of Cebula’s home.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/police-seize-guns-40-000-bullets-from-hidden-room-in-ringwood-home-1.1376857

[blueridge3210]

2. Strange.

The article doesn't state why the police conducted a search of the residence. It did state the individual was permitted to own most of the firearms present. I wonder why the police felt it was necessary to call the bomb squad to deal with retrieval and storage of firearms?

[SecularMotion]

5. Sure it does

Ringwood police went to Mariusz Cebula’s home on Friday evening to seize his firearms — a provision of a domestic-violence restraining order issued by a judge.

and regarding the bomb squad

After officers realized how many guns were in the home, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was called to the scene along with military officers from the Picatinny Arsenal in Wharton. Agents from the Federal Bureaus of Investigation and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms also responded.

[Shamash]

3. Hmmm...

From the article:

• Had a permit to own firearms
• Was a known collector of WW2 militaria
• Most of the guns seized were legal and collectable
• The "ordnance" found was all inert (i.e. rendered inoperable, as you would expect for a collector)

Aside from the one gun and one accessory that was apparently not legal, sounds like DU's favorite Curios & Relics FFL holder, FlaminLib. As far as hiding the stuff, that's a lot of money invested, I'd hide it too. But if you're going to collect guns, don't beat your wife. She knows you have guns and will let the police know you keep them under the floor.

[sarisataka]

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A collector has a large collection- wow. "Bunker" or storm shelter? details would be nice.
Can't argue with the provision to remove firearms in connection with a restraining order. It is reasonable.

[Eleanors38]

6. Damn! No wonder the price of ammo is up.

[ileus]

7. Sounds like he had a nice start to a collection.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. Only 40k rounds? Haha what a noob.

[pablo_marmol]

9. 40,000 bullets or 40,000 cartridges?

Never mind.