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Officers made the
discovery after the man's body was found in a car in West Los
Angeles on Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a
statement.
Los Angeles County assistant chief coroner Ed Winter said the
man, whose name has not been released, was already decomposing
when found. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday or Wednesday.
The 1,200 firearms found at the man's home included handguns,
rifles and shotguns, police said. The weapons and 2 tons of
ammunition were taken to the police department's property
division.
While there is no absolute limit to the number of guns a person
can legally own in California, LAPD spokeswoman Officer Liliana
Preciado said investigators will check who was the registered
owner of the weapons and if any of the firearms have been linked
to any crimes.
Detectives with a warrant entered the man's home after the
discovery of his body because they were looking for evidence
that would explain his death, police said.
LAPD Commander Andrew Smith told the Los Angeles Times there
were no immediate signs of foul play and that detectives were
not investigating the death as a homicide.
The number of firearms at the house far exceeded the haul from a
recent Los Angeles gun-buyback collection. On May 9, authorities
rounded up 746 guns in exchange for supermarket gift cards they
gave individuals who turned in the weapons, part a program
intended to make the city's streets safer.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Steve Gorman and Bill
Trott)
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