...EVERYBODY will be armed.
ATF agents across the country have been working to track down thousands of guns and firearms parts that had been seized by law enforcement and were supposed to be destroyed but were stolen first, according to sources familiar with the effort.



The agents are searching for some of their own retired service weapons as well as guns from other federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DEA.


All of the weapons had been sent to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Firearms and Ammunition Destruction Branch in Martinsburg, W.Va., to be shredded, according to court documents and congressional letters.


A longtime guard at the ATF facility has admitted to carting off thousands of firearms, gun parts and ammunition and selling them over several years.
The agency is still not publicly saying how many guns and gun parts have been taken, only disclosing that the loss was "significant."

They probably will never have any idea.
The ATF has assigned a team to look into how Yates was able to brazenly steal the weapons and parts for years. They also are examining why a number of the guns were listed as being destroyed when they had not been.
Last year, the Justice Department's inspector general published an audit on the ATF's controls over weapons and ammunition, but did not find problems with the agency's practices. The review apparently came before Yates' theft was detected.
The report went on to say that guns are destroyed using an industrial shredder. The process is witnessed by an ATF special agent and "credentialed employee or contractor" who signs a report certifying the weapon was destroyed.
Source: https://amp.jsonline.com/amp/1425467...OJHdQyN2Ax_0H0
Maybe the government ought to look into some good gun safes at garage sales.