That’s right, an entire shipment of guns was stolen. (And it isn’t just 1 shipment.) Guns stolen from Springfield UPS facility were destined for Bass Pro, ATF says. (That is the Springfield, Missouri facility.)
The ATF is offering a reward. But I doubt there will be takers. Bass Pro is “Not commenting.”
UPS is also “not commenting.” But there is no video of the thieves in the UPS facility. So that says something.
The official reports are light on details, but Second City Cop is saying it is nearly 1000 guns. 600 pistols. A few hundred shotguns.
So how many laws will the Left want to pass to make my life difficult, and those 1000 guns (or whatever) have nothing to do with law-abiding gun owners? And do you think anything will happen to UPS, or the folks who wouldn’t cough up the money for better security?
As for the ongoing nature of this problem, consider this story from CBS Chicago. Gun Thefts Continue At Chicago Railyards « CBS Chicago (That is plural. “Thefts.”)
Chicago Ald. Pat Dowell was so concerned about railyard gun heists that last year she wanted to hold a public hearing to question railway representatives.
But she tells the 2 Investigators the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and railyard giant Norfolk Southern “strongly encouraged” her not to go public for fear she would expose serious security deficiencies.
So of course it happened again. That article details the theft of half-dozen semi-automatic rifles and 27 handguns of an undetermined nature.
And the wisdom of the ATF? Keep it secret because the security is SO stupid, that it will just keep happening more than it is already happening. (And security is expensive! So fixing it is probably out of the question.)
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