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Old 07-11-2019, 01:49 PM
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Default Rcmp: 813 guns lost by and stolen from police and public agencies, 2005-2019

How do the police lose so many guns? I can understand the theft but how do you lose a handgun?

The RCMP should look at cleaning up their act before banning citizens property.

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Old 07-11-2019, 02:07 PM
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I've read that it wasn't just handguns that the RCMP have lost, but sub-machine guns too, I assume MP5s. That's plural for sub-machine guns, as in they've lost more than one.
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Old 07-11-2019, 03:20 PM
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That's crazy. In 2015 they lost over 200 firearms? Lol that doesn't count the stolen firearms. Had a friend "borrow" a ticket book back in the late 90s. He had some fun with that one. Used to repair police cruisers on occasion. Most of the time everything was removed but ever once in a while their trunk was full of gear. I never took anything as it would be pretty obvious what had happened. But we would laugh at the carelessness.
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Old 07-11-2019, 03:47 PM
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I wonder how many of these "lost" weapons found their way into the members safes.

They lost and had a "machine gun" stolen.... are we talking M249s here...WTF someone should be fired an charged
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Old 07-11-2019, 03:53 PM
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And they are worried about civilians being irresponsible as to safely storing firearms.
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Old 07-11-2019, 04:16 PM
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And they are worried about civilians being irresponsible as to safely storing firearms.
exactly, it's always easier to point fingers, than look at yourself
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Old 07-11-2019, 09:16 PM
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They lost and had a "machine gun" stolen.... are we talking M249s here...WTF someone should be fired an charged
Lol you really don't know how this works, do you?
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Old 07-11-2019, 10:04 PM
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How can they charge anyone for unsafe storage if they can’t keep track of their own guns?
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:26 PM
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That's crazy. In 2015 they lost over 200 firearms? Lol that doesn't count the stolen firearms. Had a friend "borrow" a ticket book back in the late 90s. He had some fun with that one. Used to repair police cruisers on occasion. Most of the time everything was removed but ever once in a while their trunk was full of gear. I never took anything as it would be pretty obvious what had happened. But we would laugh at the carelessness.

2015 is the first year Justin the dim witted was elected. probably more than a few members wanted a gun or two for the upstairs attic. those would be the pragmatic members.
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