14 guns described as “truckload” by the CBC

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation should get a medal in yellow journalism:

Hamilton police seize truckload of guns from Ancaster home
Canadian Forces infantry soldier’s gun collection seized over two infractions
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-police-seize-truckload-of-guns-from-ancaster-home-1.2492036

Wow! A truckload? Are we talking a tractor-semi? Because I went to truck school, didn’t graduate, but I’ve seen the inside of a trailer.

They came for one gun, but left with a truckload — Hamilton police have seized a large weapons cache from the home of an Ancaster man.

On Sunday, police were tipped off that a 22-year old Canadian Forces infantry soldier was in possession of a prohibited rifle drum magazine. On Thursday, officers searched his home and found

14 firearms, including five registered restricted weapons and nine non-restricted long arms
One loaded registered firearm
One high capacity magazine
Numerous knives, a crossbow and weapon magazines
13 boxes full of different ammunition
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-police-seize-truckload-of-guns-from-ancaster-home-1.2492036

So now Canadian Rambo is in a world of trouble, facing charges of possession of a prohibited device and careless storage of a firearm. “…but because of the charges, all the weapons have been seized pending a prohibition of firearms hearing, Det. Sgt. Dave Beech told CBC Hamilton. “Anytime someone has altered a weapon to make it look like something it shouldn’t be in Canada, then we have to look at the person having access to weapons at all,” he said.

And right near the end, were the CBC knows most people won’t get to, here’s a very telling quote:

Though the collection may seem hefty to the casual observer, it’s not obscenely huge by police standards, Beech said. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I’ve seen occasions where I’ve seen a lot more than that,” he said. “It’s not the norm, but it’s not unique.”

Think about that, if they can screw with a soldier, imagine what they can do to your everyday Canadian civilian.