I was perusing headlines in MSN.COM the other night and was a bit alarmed when I found four different stories dealing with weapons stolen from the military.
I thought it passing strange that the military had been targeted for so many weapons thefts but then found out these stories were about thefts that happened throughout the period of 2010 thru 2019. That is, we have NOT had an overnight rash of military weapons thefts.
Listed below are the stories and links. The last one seems to be an over all wrap up piece about the whole situation of weapons thefts and weapons accountability in the military.
Currently, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 the four headlines are NOT in the msm.com headline rotation although the stories are still available.
It's just me but I did a "doh" face slap when I read what the journalist wrote about the capabilities of the AK 74. I included that sentence below if you don't want to go to the article itself.
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1. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By JEANNIE OHM and KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press.
"Stolen Army assault rifles keep showing up in California"
A story about an AK 74 rifle stolen from Fort Irwin by soldiers stationed there in 2011 and recovered in 2019 in a home in Fresno, California.
"AK-74s are similar to their more famous cousin, the AK-47. Every two seconds, they shoot three bullets. Because of how rapidly they fire, civilians cannot legally possess them in the United States without a license."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ing-up-in-california/ar-AAL3clf?ocid=msedgntp
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2. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press.
A story about military munitions found in 2018.
"Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades.
The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out for a better look. Stenciled on the box: “Cartridges for weapons.” Inside were 30 armor-piercing grenades. Investigators determined the waylaid grenades were last seen eight month prior on an ammunition train that rolled out from Florida."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...or-piercing-grenades/ar-AAL39gN?ocid=msedgntp
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3. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press.
A story about six M4 rifles and ten M11 pistols stolen in 2015 from a Worcester Massachusettes Army Reserve center.
"With Massachusetts armory theft, military guns went public."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/w...ary-guns-went-public/ar-AAL2TCD?ocid=msedgntp
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4. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL, JAMES LAPORTA, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and JUSTIN MYERS, Associated Press.
This seems to be the wrap up piece that ties the first three stories together with an over all story about weapons thefts and weapons accountability in the military.
"US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...sed-in-street-crimes/ar-AAL36rd?ocid=msedgntp
I thought it passing strange that the military had been targeted for so many weapons thefts but then found out these stories were about thefts that happened throughout the period of 2010 thru 2019. That is, we have NOT had an overnight rash of military weapons thefts.
Listed below are the stories and links. The last one seems to be an over all wrap up piece about the whole situation of weapons thefts and weapons accountability in the military.
Currently, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 the four headlines are NOT in the msm.com headline rotation although the stories are still available.
It's just me but I did a "doh" face slap when I read what the journalist wrote about the capabilities of the AK 74. I included that sentence below if you don't want to go to the article itself.
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1. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By JEANNIE OHM and KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press.
"Stolen Army assault rifles keep showing up in California"
A story about an AK 74 rifle stolen from Fort Irwin by soldiers stationed there in 2011 and recovered in 2019 in a home in Fresno, California.
"AK-74s are similar to their more famous cousin, the AK-47. Every two seconds, they shoot three bullets. Because of how rapidly they fire, civilians cannot legally possess them in the United States without a license."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ing-up-in-california/ar-AAL3clf?ocid=msedgntp
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2. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press.
A story about military munitions found in 2018.
"Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades.
The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out for a better look. Stenciled on the box: “Cartridges for weapons.” Inside were 30 armor-piercing grenades. Investigators determined the waylaid grenades were last seen eight month prior on an ammunition train that rolled out from Florida."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...or-piercing-grenades/ar-AAL39gN?ocid=msedgntp
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3. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press.
A story about six M4 rifles and ten M11 pistols stolen in 2015 from a Worcester Massachusettes Army Reserve center.
"With Massachusetts armory theft, military guns went public."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/w...ary-guns-went-public/ar-AAL2TCD?ocid=msedgntp
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4. An AP story dated June 15, 2021 By KRISTIN M. HALL, JAMES LAPORTA, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and JUSTIN MYERS, Associated Press.
This seems to be the wrap up piece that ties the first three stories together with an over all story about weapons thefts and weapons accountability in the military.
"US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...sed-in-street-crimes/ar-AAL36rd?ocid=msedgntp