1 million rounds of ammo, hundreds of illegal firearms seized in Bay Area home, AG Bonta says

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta contiguous announced the apprehension of a fishy successful the metropolis of Richmond with a ample cache of amerciable firearms.

This includes battle weapons, high-capacity magazines, and astir 1 cardinal rounds of ammunition. Officials accidental the fishy is allegedly not legally allowed to ain firearms.

"This apprehension demonstrates precisely wherefore the Armed and Prohibited Persons System is captious for the information of our communities," Bonta said successful a property release. "In our efforts to retrieve guns from a prohibited individual, we recovered hundreds of allegedly amerciable weapons and astir 1 cardinal rounds of ammunition."

Bonta's bureau said connected Jan. 21, investigators from aggregate agencies assisted successful serving a hunt warrant astatine the suspect's residence successful Richmond. During the search, respective suspected grenades were discovered and the Walnut Creek Police Department Bomb Squad and Travis Air

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Force Base Bomb Squad were asked to respond. The grenades were recovered to beryllium inert.

Officials accidental they seized astir 11 military-style instrumentality guns, 133 handguns, 37 rifles, 60 battle rifles, 7 shotguns, 20 silencers, 4 flare guns, 3,000 ample capableness magazines, astir 1 cardinal rounds of miscellaneous caliber ammunition, and dozens of firearm receivers and pistol frames.

In 2006, California became archetypal authorities to found the Armed and Prohibited Persons System - which tracks firearm owners who are prohibited from owning weapons.

It is not wide wherefore the fishy successful this lawsuit is prohibited from owning weapons.

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