Yeah, some gun people are whackos.

Luckily nobody ever was hurt by this guy. The authorities handled the 16 year situation well.

From the Daily Mail (UK). As typical with their articles - lots of pictures.

 

Longest armed stand-off in American history ends: Grandfather who bit a cop then threatened to kill any officer who came to arrest him has charges dropped after 16 years meaning he is free to leave his home for first time wince 1999

In late 1999, Gray was in a car pulled over for speeding in nearby Anderson County.

State troopers saw high-powered rifles and anti-government materials in the car, but Gray refused to get out. When the troopers tried to remove him from the car, he allegedly bit one trooper's hands and tried to grab his gun.

After his arrest Gray showed up in court for a bail hearing, when Anderson County District Attorney Doug Lowe told the judge he feared Gray was a major threat because troopers found diagrams of plans to blow up a Dallas overpass.

The family have been living behind a fence without running water and electricity, challenging authorities to arrest Gray for the third-degree felony warrant since that hearing.

Hand-drawn warning signs litter the outskirts of the grounds, where the family grow their own fruit and vegetables to live off.

Gray, who used to work in construction, claimed he did not ever feel like a prisoner 'living out here and following God's laws'. 

Despite this, he did appear to be tempted to leave his property in 2000 after actor Chuck Norris met him and offered to get him free legal representation. However, Gray turned down the offer. 

Gray had boasted that he will never leave, but finally - after 16 years - he might just venture beyond his garden gate.