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| Homeland Security Reports Losing Guns |
| 2010-02-19 |
| The nation's Homeland Security officers lost nearly 200 guns in bowling alleys, public restrooms, unlocked cars and other unsecure areas, with some ending up in the hands of felons. The problem, outlined in a new federal report, has prompted disciplinary actions and extra training. Okay, folks. See this? It's called a gun. It's very important to your job so take care of it, okay? Any questions? Okay. Coffee and doughnuts in the back. And don't forget to sign the attendence sheet so you get paid for the day. I'm off to my next training class. Most of the misplaced weapons — including handguns, shotguns and military rifles — were never found. "Most losses occurred because officers did not properly secure firearms," says the Homeland Security inspector general report. So how many of them lost their jobs over this? Damn, what am I saying... At least 15 of the guns ended up in the hands of gang members, criminals, drug users and teenagers, inspector general Richard Skinner found. His report documented 289 missing firearms from fiscal year 2006 through 2008, although not all were lost because of negligence. Some were lost in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and others were stolen from safes. Sorry, sarge. I put it down to help put a flat screen in the pickup and when I got back...it was gone. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Besoeker's easy two step fix: You BUY your weapon when you graduate from the academy. If you "lose" it, you BUY another. If you "lose" a fully automatic weapon from the department arms room, you buy that weapon as well and are terminated. I suspect we would see a dramatic decrease in.... "lost" weapons. Special note: Other than possibly the US Border Patrol, I see absolutely no use for fully automatic weapons in US law enforcement. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-02-19 03:39 |
| #5 Yea, but tipover---say FBI---probably haven't lost 200 guns in it's entire existance |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-02-19 03:22 |
| #4 This is an OLD problem with any agency that has firearms. Pick any agency, any decade in the last 100 years and you will find there are lost firearms. There are usually "interesting" stories involved. |
| Posted by: tipover 2010-02-19 02:08 |
| #3 "Round of bullet"? Barney Fife packs a .38, not a shutter gun... |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-02-19 01:40 |
| #2 It's OK. The round of bullet is kept in the shirt pocket. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-19 00:43 |
| #1 Excuse me but do these people often walk around with their guns out in their hands such that they have to put it down to wash their hands, take a dump, or Bowl? Someone should tell BigSis that they have this new high tech thing out now called a Holster..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-02-19 00:31 |