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Roske pleaded guilty in April, nearly three years after being arrested outside Kavanaugh’s house with a pistol, zip ties, duct tape, pepper spray, crowbar and hammer, along with other burglary tools, according to court records.

The prosecutor said two assault rifles, a semi-automatic pistol and almost 200 rounds of ammunition were found in the vehicle.

There is a refreshing absence of guns — none of those Kevlar-clad teams going in with pistols raised.

Ms Klass became upset when she was asked about being told how Royal Mail had intercepted an air pistol addressed to her.

He added that the principle of the proportionality of force is violated "if you use anything more than a pistol".