activities. there are also areas where you have a higher population of collectors. so the purchase of that many firearms in and of itself would not necessarily be an indicator for us. they estimate his arsenal costs tens of thousands of dollars with some weapons costing $2,000 to $4,000 each. paddock purchased his guns in four separate states, nevada, utah, california, and texas according to the atf, frequenting shops in north dakota. he bought several long guns at ka bella s in verde according to a law enforcement source. in las vegas he bought a shotgun and a rifle from the new frontier gun shop and two rifles and one handgun from discount firearms and ammo in november and december of 2016. in mess kweet, he purchased a handgun and two rifles from guns and guitars within the past year. and the owner of dixie gun work. s in utah sold him the gun.