Good point. I forgot about all of that. I was just concerned about whether or not the tenant had been sitting on the back porch with his AR.
What if he had been? Sitting in a chair with a rifle, in and of itself, is not "in a threatening manner". I could see that, if he'd been out shooting, he might want to clean his rifle and do so while enjoying the nice weather (or while listening to the rain, etc.) A whole other animal if he's sitting there aiming it at people, even "unloaded" (see Rule #1) but the statements longbow has made indicate that not even the roommates knew the rifle was even there, let alone him "sitting on the back porch with" it. May I , without seeming sarcastic, ask from where you got that that was even a possibile occurrence?
Blessings,
Bill