Stolen Weapon

[Dagobert II]

The government just admitted its loss of another weapon. The FBI was the losing agency this time and the loss was a 10mm sub-machingun. It appears the government is really in no position to lecture others on the proper handling and storage of weapons. http://patch.com/california/napavalley/s/g0zqr/fbi-offering-reward-for-bay-area-agents-stolen-submachine-gun?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=police%20%26%20fire&utm_campaign=alert

[Shotgun Jeremy]

Unfortunately, this happens all the time with the various agencies/branches.

[Mestral]

Is there any department of the US government that has not lost weapons?
Including those who have no business even having things like their own SWAT teams.
(I was going to say any weapons at all, but I think
almost all of them should have personal defense weapons)

[CenTexDave]

It happens.
LCDR Buchwald lost a boat!! :)

[Mestral]

It happens.
LCDR Buchwald lost a boat!! :)
Who?
Lieutenant Commander Buchwald?
Or is this something else.
(ut-oh, I foresee a trip into Tangentia :)

[CenTexDave]

Isn't that the skipper of the Navy intel ship, the Pueblo, the North Koreans seized in 1968 or so?

[fchafey]

Pete Bucher, died in 2004. He surrendered his ship, so he technically didn't lose it, he knew where it was....but I get the point. :)

[sojourner truth]

Just saw a news item last night about people buying complete weapons online and not having to register them. Guy got what looked like a complete AR and took it back to his shop and did something to it in a few minutes that made it completely operational.

Not sure how accurate that was, but it won't take them long to put a nip in that bud.

[Mestral]

Going back to what was said in posts #2 and #3.

Yes, it seems to happen too often.
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/28/rest-easy-hundreds-of-dhs-badges-guns-phones-go-missing/

If you were up to no good and looking to cause a bit of mayhem – particularly at the border – think of some of the tools you might like to get hold of. Explosives and weapons are a given, natch. But what if you could get your hands on some honest to goodness credentials making it look like you were a federal law enforcement official? Well start checking on E-bay because there may be some out there. A new report indicates that the Department of Homeland Security has somehow “lost track” of many of their badges, guns and government cell phones. (Fox News)


Hundreds of badges, credentials, cell phones and guns belonging to Department of Homeland Security employees have been lost or stolen in recent years — raising serious security concerns about the potential damage these missing items could do in the wrong hands.

Inventory reports, obtained by the news site Complete Colorado and shared with FoxNews.com, show that over 1,300 badges, 165 firearms and 589 cell phones were lost or stolen over the span of 31 months between 2012 and 2015.

The majority of the credentials belonged to employees of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), while others belonged to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees.

And as to what I said, some agencies are armed far beyond what they should be.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/7/golden-hammer-feds-spending-millions-to-arm-agenci/

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - Thursday, January 7, 2016
As the U.S. engages in a national debate over the militarization of the police, federal data shows that government agencies charged with largely administrative roles are spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to purchase SWAT and military-style equipment.
Since FY 2006, 44 traditionally administrative agencies have spent over $71 million on items like body armor, riot helmets and shields, cannon launchers and police firearms and ammunition, according to federal spending data from watchdog group OpenTheBooks.com.
...
Some examples of the purchases include:
• Nearly $2 million spent by the Department of Veterans Affairs on riot helmets, defender shields, body armor, a “milo return fire cannon system,” armored mobile shields, Kevlar blankets, tactical gear and equipment for crowd control.
• Over $300,000 spent by the Food and Drug Administration on “ballistic vests and carriers” in fiscal 2014.
...
“Spending $71.1 million on body armor outside of traditional law enforcement agencies raises troubling questions.