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| US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes |
| 2021-06-15 |
| [AP] Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. "Don’t do it!" a pursuing officer pleaded. The young man complied, releasing the bystander and tossing the gun, which skittered across the city street and then into the hands of police. They soon learned that the 9mm Beretta had a rap sheet. Bullet casings linked it to four shootings, all of them in Albany, New York. And there was something else. The pistol was U.S. Army property, a weapon intended for use against America’s enemies, not on its streets. The Army couldn’t say how its Beretta M9 got to New York’s capital. Until the June 2018 police foot chase, the Army didn’t even realize someone had stolen the gun. Inventory records checked by investigators said the M9 was 600 miles away -- safe inside Fort Bragg, North Carolina. "It’s incredibly alarming," said Albany County District Attorney David Soares. "It raises the other question as to what else is seeping into a community that could pose a clear and present danger." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 philadelphia gun experiment none of you have clearance go away! |
| Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 2021-06-15 13:40 |
| #8 I’m sure that at least some of it was the idea that the experience would seduce them into going straight rather than going back, and I’m sure some of them have done so. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-06-15 11:33 |
| #7 This was a minor sub-plot in the Dark Knight Rises graphic novel back in the 80s. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2021-06-15 11:01 |
| #6 because they needed boots on the groundin the endless wars. That's exactly why is hasn't been dealt with. |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-06-15 10:58 |
| #5 B___k street gangs (Bloods, Crips, Vice Lords) have been sending members into the Army for at least 2 decades. There are photos of soldiers holding pistols sideways in the classic O.G. stance. why this wasn't dealt with earlier, I'll never know. |
| Posted by: Dino Lumplump9982 2021-06-15 10:50 |
| #4 I know of an M1911 in the civilian sector bearing a low 6 digit serial number and stamped 'Property of the US Army.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-06-15 09:15 |
| #3 Scroll down to 2 Army paratroopers found dead at Fort Bragg in reported drug-related incident Welcome to the 70s - racism, drugs, crimes, AWOL, etc. You broke your Army with endless wars and now you're removing the one unity that held it together. Little things like arms accountability you can't be bothered with before political indoctrination. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-06-15 07:14 |
| #2 Mil.com - Military Stumped by Stolen Box of Armor-Piercing Grenades |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-06-15 06:44 |
| #1 Army 'sensitive item' inventories NOT being done or being done improperly. Basic stuff. Take some 'WOKE training' time off and concentrate on AR 740-26. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-06-15 06:39 |