--- description: Oscar Pistorius was said to collect guns and clear the house with his weapon drawn when he heard noises title: Pistorius said to "love guns" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Weapons Expert Testifies Pistorius Has 'Love' For Guns by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 17, 2014 1:32 PM CUT by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 17, 2014 1:32 PM CUT A firearms expert testifying in the murder trial of former Olympian Oscar Pistorius [said](http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/03/17/firearms-expert-testifies-pistorius-trial/JyxoIciGSNrwMMqdc2H6VN/story.html "undefined") Monday that the double-amputee accused of killing his girlfriend had “a great love and enthusiasm” for guns. Sean Rens, who runs a firearms training academy and trained with the man known as “Blade Runner” in 2012, recalled Pistorius looking to collect guns at the time, the Associated Press reports. He said that in one conversation, Pistorius told him that noise in his home prompted him to go through all the rooms with his weapon drawn. ‘‘He went into what we call ‘code red’ or combat mode,’’ Rens said. ‘‘When he came to the source of the noise, it was the laundry or something.’’ Pistorius is accused of murdering Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa after the two argued. He says he shot at her accidentally through a bathroom door thinking she was an intruder. If convicted, he could face a life sentence in prison. Gory images of her displayed in court and other testimony have [often made Pistorius sick during the trial](http://time.com/18060/oscar-pistorius-vomits-in-court/ "undefined"). \[[_AP_](http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/03/17/firearms-expert-testifies-pistorius-trial/JyxoIciGSNrwMMqdc2H6VN/story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/27088/oscar-pistorius-blade-runner-murder-trial-guns/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/27088/oscar-pistorius-blade-runner-murder-trial-guns/"},"headline":"Weapons Expert Testifies Pistorius Has 'Love' For Guns","datePublished":"2014-03-17T13:32:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:48:03.027Z","description":"Oscar Pistorius was said to collect guns and clear the house with his weapon drawn when he heard noises","url":"https://time.com/27088/oscar-pistorius-blade-runner-murder-trial-guns/","keywords":["South Africa","Africa","oscar pistorius","trial"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maddy Fry","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maddy-fry/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/27088/oscar-pistorius-blade-runner-murder-trial-guns/","name":"Weapons Expert Testifies Pistorius Has 'Love' For Guns"}}]}] ```