A man was jailed after creating a weapons factory and researching images of people being shot on the internet.
Frankie Burton, 31, made a suitcase with an arsenal of weapons inside, which was discovered in his bedroom in Roberts Green Road in Upper Gornal, Dudley.
The hoard included homemade guns, an ammunition box containing 17 bullets with a mixture of live and blank rounds, eight hunting and flick knives, a knuckleduster, a baseball bat and a stab-proof vest.
Police also found several tools which could be used to make homemade ammunition.
Officers checked his loft and found further guns, 10 live bullets and a CS canister spray.
They had initially visited his home on April 20 last year to arrest him on suspicion of an arson attack.
After his arrest police further found he had been researching how to carry out ‘headshots’ and had a fascination with murder.
He admitted several charges including the possession of firearms, possession of ammunition, possession of CS Spray and not having a gun licence at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
He was jailed on Friday for six years and four months.
Detective inspector Lisa Jackson from West Midlands Police said: ‘We discovered Burton was stockpiling an arsenal of weapons at his home including homemade guns he was converting as well as hoarding knives.
‘Burton had a fascination with murder and viewed videos on reloading ammunition and had documents with a step by step guide.
‘He took an interest in murder probes across the country and researched anatomy of headshots as well as looking into convictions related to firearms conversion convictions and sentencing guidelines.
‘The judge today rightly described this as a “worrying case” and found that his interest in firearms conversion was for an unknown criminal purpose, rather than a hobby, as had been suggested.
‘He was described in court as a “troubling individual” and a risk to the public, so we’re pleased that he’s behind bars today.’
