Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist officers carried out a small controlled explosion and also recovered "what appears to be a firearm" which was removed for forensic examination.
"Once they gained entry into this room, they found Mr Dotcom near a firearm which had the appearance of a shortened shotgun".
Hussain, too, downloaded material from Inspire and spoke to Ahmed about sourcing a firearm, which he never obtained, the court heard.
A fifth life sentence, for committing multiple killings as part of the same crime, would be served concurrently, as would 25-year sentences for four counts of criminal use of a firearm, which he also pleaded guilty to.
But in practice the militias were not "well regulated," and a large percentage of those free males never even bothered to obtain a firearm (which was expensive at the time).
Cáceres has been detained twice: once for illegal possession of a firearm (which she says was planted in her car during a police check) and once for allegedly conspiring to damage property (a charge she successfully denied).
After 10 hours and 20 minutes of deliberations concluding a 12-day trial, a jury of five men and seven women found Officer Smith guilty of first-degree intentional manslaughter with a firearm, which carries a penalty of 5 to 40 years in prison.
The question of the constitutional right to own guns is irrelevant here—even if you believe that the Constitution gives every last American the right to own a firearm (which The Times editorial board does not, but many other reasonable people do).
"The accused knew that there was a person behind the door, he chose to use a firearm which was a lethal weapon, was competent in the use of firearms as he had received training".
Castile told the officer that he was carrying a firearm, which he was licensed for, and Yanez told him not to reach for it.
