California law enforcement seize 553 guns from felon’s home (PHOTOS)

By Chris Eger

Photos released from the seizure by the agency show it was made up in large part of vintage military surplus bolt-action rifles (Photos: LASD)
A tipster told the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that 60-year-old man with a felony record may have a large firearm collection. The tip turned out to be true.
The LASD on Tuesday announced they had, in conjunction with federal and state authorities, seized 553 firearms in the unincorporated Agua Dulce area of Los Angeles County last week.
On June 14, investigators served a search warrant on Manuel Fernandez’s residence on Caprock Road that resulted in 432 impounded firearms. Fernandez, who had a felony record which made him prohibited from possessing guns or ammunition, was subsequently arrested and charged with a number of weapons violations.
A follow-up warrant on the home of “a female associate” of Fernandez on the same day produced 30 more firearms while a third on the suspect’s home delivered on June 15 yielded an additional 91 firearms found “hidden within the home.”
Photos released from the seizure by the agency show an extensive collection of military surplus bolt-action rifles including British Lee-Enfields, Springfield M1903s, Swiss K.31s, and various Mauser patterns. Sporting rifles and shotguns such as are

Source: Guns.com