Police looking for crooks with abnormally large testicles...

[DayLaPaul]

Maybe it's a sign of the bad economy or something, but crooks are getting way more brazen these days. Surely there must be a softer target than a police station. It takes a real piece of work to cut open a fence and break into police cars and then be able to defeat their electronic gun lock, all while avoiding detection.

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Rifle, Ammunition Stolen From Martinez CHP Cruiser

MARTINEZ (CBS 5 / KCBS) ? A rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition were stolen from an unoccupied patrol car at the California Highway Patrol office in Martinez overnight.

At least two people cut a whole in the fence that surrounds the perimeter of the CHP yard some time before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Officer Tom McGuire.

The thieves broke into at least two patrol cars, McGuire said, making off with the weapon and ammunition stored in one of the vehicles.

The missing rifle has been entered into a national registry of stolen guns, and all local police agencies and CHP offices have been advised to check their perimeter fences.

McGuire said security procedures at the Martinez lot would be reviewed to prevent similar break-ins in the future.

 

[Nebor]

Criminals get guns by stealing them from their legal owners. The only answer to the gun crime problem is by not allowing these irresponsible owners to purchase them in the first place, since obviously they're not able to secure them.

 

[kylebisme]

At least two people cut a whole in the fence...

Someone fire the editor already.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman

At least two people cut a whole in the fence...

Someone fire the editor already.

lol :laugh:

Fern

 

[Skitzer]

I was half expecting to hear something about the perps testicles in the report, like maybe he got them hung up on the fence or something LOL!

 

[DarrelSPowers]

Originally posted by: Skitzer
I was half expecting to hear something about the perps testicles in the report, like maybe he got them hung up on the fence or something LOL!

Yeah, this article is missing the gore I half expected...

 

[KB]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Criminals get guns by stealing them from their legal owners. The only answer to the gun crime problem is by not allowing these irresponsible owners to purchase them in the first place, since obviously they're not able to secure them.

So police should no longer carry guns since they can't seem to secure them?

 

[fleshconsumed]

He was being sarcastic. Nebor is probably a lifelong NRA member.

 

[piasabird]

In the Army every time we used our weapons, we had to clean them and turn them into the armory every night. There was a reason for this. When it comes to guns do not trust anyone.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: piasabird
In the Army every time we used our weapons, we had to clean them and turn them into the armory every night. There was a reason for this. When it comes to guns do not trust anyone.

Yea I saw what can happen in Full Metal Jacket.

 

[spidey07]

That puppy was probably full auto. Nice! The criminals would be smart to hold onto that beauty.

 

[kylebisme]

AR-15s are semi-auto.

 

[Rainsford]

Should weapons and ammunition really be stored in a car outside overnight?

 

[ericlp]

Originally posted by: KB

Originally posted by: Nebor
Criminals get guns by stealing them from their legal owners. The only answer to the gun crime problem is by not allowing these irresponsible owners to purchase them in the first place, since obviously they're not able to secure them.

So police should no longer carry guns since they can't seem to secure them?

no, I think you fail...

They shouldn't be allowed to keep guns in a parked car overnight. They should take the guns out of the car and register them back in.

I bet they change their lazy ways and someone probably got slammed over this.

 

[Andrew1990]

hmm, 120 rounds of 5.56mm and an AR-15.....

This can turn out pretty bad if these guys are psycho. Or maybe they are just Counter-Strike Fans and will hang the gun up on their wall...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
AR-15s are semi-auto.

Yeah, except the ones that are full auto. My buddy has a few.

The ones law enforcement use are 3 shot burst or full auto.

 

[mooseracing]

Originally posted by: ericlp


I bet they change their lazy ways and someone probably got slammed over this.

This is just going to be more ammo for the anti gun rights people. They slew bullshit just like PETA does, and can somehow make people beleive gun control wouldn't have let this happen.

 

[SigArms08]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
AR-15s are semi-auto.

Yeah, except the ones that are full auto. My buddy has a few.

The ones law enforcement use are 3 shot burst or full auto.

Wait, they don't use black powder rifles?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: SigArms08

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
AR-15s are semi-auto.

Yeah, except the ones that are full auto. My buddy has a few.

The ones law enforcement use are 3 shot burst or full auto.

Wait, they don't use black powder rifles?

Blackpowder AR15

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
AR-15s are semi-auto.

Yeah, except the ones that are full auto. My buddy has a few.

The ones law enforcement use are 3 shot burst or full auto.

Damn, you are full of shit. Law enforcement doesn't use 3 round or full auto AR-15's. SOME SWAT teams may have them, but patrol rifles are NOT full auto.

So your buddy must have 10's of thousands of dollars to spend on guns right? The cheapest select fire m-16, M4, or AR-15 I have seen was over $12K.

 

[bananapeel42]

Everyone is wrong. An AR-15 is the "civilian" version of an M-16. There is no select 3 round burst or full auto mode as that was not built into that rifle. The only way one could have a fully automatic AR-15 is if they were to illegally modify the rifle, and I don't think anyone in there right mind would do that and then sell the gun to a stranger as if they were caught that'd be a federal crime.

M-16's usually don't go over 12k, I knew a guy in the air force who bought a complete M-16 with grenade launcher with 3000 dollars. They are MUCH cheaper than that to produce, but due to low supply to civilians the price is mega high.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: bananapeel42
Everyone is wrong. An AR-15 is the "civilian" version of an M-16. There is no select 3 round burst or full auto mode as that was not built into that rifle. The only way one could have a fully automatic AR-15 is if they were to illegally modify the rifle, and I don't think anyone in there right mind would do that and then sell the gun to a stranger as if they were caught that'd be a federal crime.

M-16's usually don't go over 12k, I knew a guy in the air force who bought a complete M-16 with grenade launcher with 3000 dollars. They are MUCH cheaper than that to produce, but due to low supply to civilians the price is mega high.

Maybe if he bought it ibefore 1986.
Civilians can not purchase full auto or any other combination of fire rate weapons that fire more than 1 round per trigger action that were mfg after 1986.
I do agree that the cost to produce such weapons is no more than the semi-auto version, but the laws prevent us commoners from getting them without a large sum of money and ATF approval. There are ways around it if you are a 04 FFL ( i think that's the correct one) and can get a letter of demonstration from a MFG and you can get a demo rifle, but you can never sell it.

Now modifying a weapon to fire full auto isn't that hard, but will land you in FPMITA prison real quick.