[ServiceColas]

It sounds like he might have not been legally allowed to own weapons - period - because he had a warrant out for his arrest and had skipped bail. That would include swords. I would bet that they only busted him for the sword after they ran his license and found out all that other information. Someone with a valid drivers license and a clean record - and no restrictions - probably would have been fine in that situation.

As to the comments about stabbings versus shootings ... I have only seen the results, but I would be interested in seeing a comparison rate between victims of stabbings versus victims of shootings. Both are pretty awful ways to go and I would imagine that the fatality rates are not that distant. Even a simple half inch long puncture can cause the intestines to be pushed out from the body, assuming the abdominal wall is pierced through. Which very quickly leads to hypothermia, increasing the rate at which shock sets in. Now I am curious.