J Burns wrote, on Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:46:53 -0400:

A couple of weeks ago, a hospital security official informed police he
suspected a man of having gas in his trunk. They went for a warrant.
The judge said if they suspected gas in a trunk, it was a public
emergency and they didn't need a warrant.

Since I carry 50 gallons of gas on my trunk all the time, and, since
I've checked with the fire marshal & OSHA regulations for storage,
and since I've checked with the CHP for transportation, I was
surprised at what you wrote ... but ... if you read the article,
you find he had completely assembled molotov cocktails in his car.

In addition, while you mentioned the "hospital security official",
you didn't note that the perpetrator was a patient in their
psychiatric ward, who had expressed €œhomicidal tendencies€�,
according to the article and that a crossbow was in the car
in addition to 25 molotov cocktails.

So, I wouldn't exactly characterize what the police termed
"entirely assembled molotov cocktails" on the same level as
someone transporting 10 five-gallon cans of gasoline in approved
containers.