...put on military body armor and stated he wanted to "go down in a blaze of glory,"

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.saljournal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=11584&format=html

Soldier arrested after standoff

Herington man holds police at bay for about 1.5 hours

HERINGTON -- A 33-year-old Fort Riley soldier was arrested late Sunday after allegedly holding his family hostage in their Herington home and keeping police at bay for about an hour and a half.

According to a news release from the Herington Police Department, police, deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper surrounded the house, and blocked off traffic to the area, after receiving a report of a man taking his family hostage. Surrounding residents were told to stay in their homes.

The soldier allegedly put on military body armor and stated he wanted to "go down in a blaze of glory," according to the news release. He had nine loaded firearms in the house, including two assault rifles, a .45-caliber pistol, multiple rounds of assorted ammunition and various knives and military equipment.

Shortly after police arrived, the man released his wife and four children, who ran to a neighbor's house.

[gatorboy]

1. He wasn't a gun nut. He was a gun connoisseur.

[MADem]

4. If he wanted headlines, he picked a shitty day for a rampage. NT

[jody]

2. "he attempted suicide" so obviously he was mentally unstable. n/t

[bluerum]

3. Why does it seem like so many "unstable" people have guns? eom

[Selatius]

5. Let me guess. He's an Iraq War veteran.

Am I wrong?