Assault rifles, ammunition, pistols and copies of the Koran were found near the gunmen's bodies, a military spokeswoman said.
And Iraq is awash in assault rifles, ammunition, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives -- the lifeblood of insurgency.
The perils came home again more recently, when sharp comments he made about court-martialing members of the military accused of sexual assault provided ammunition to defense lawyers, who called that improper interference.
But taken together, the suggestions for legislative and executive action foreshadow a broad political debate about assault weapons, ammunition, violent video games, shoot-em-up movies, gun shows, mental health services, and permits for concealed firearms.
The police found four suicide vests rigged with hundreds of metal ball bearings, two improvised explosive devices, also rigged with ball bearings, four AK-47 assault rifles, ammunition and 12 grenades.
A huge arms cache including 800 pounds of advanced explosives along with hand grenades, assault rifles, ammunition, disguises and tens of thousands of dollars in cash were seized, a Saudi official said.
Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that his government would join other Western countries in arming the Kurds - sending rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and assault rifle ammunition.
Jameson, authorities said, sought from the undercover employee an assault rifle, ammunition, powder, tubing, nails, timers and remote detonators — materials that can be made into a pipe bomb.
Police said that the weapons stockpile found in 49-year-old Timothy Courtois's car included four handguns, an AK-47 assault weapon, ammunition and articles about the Batman Massacre in Colorado, that left 12 people dead and 51 injured at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises".
They also seized an M-4 assault rifle and ammunition.
Banning assault weapons, restricting ammunition magazines and requiring background checks on all sales are a start.
