243 more guns on their way to Mexico to fuel La Violencia

[Katya Mullethov]

Report: Officers lose 243 Homeland Security guns

Washington (CNN) -- Nearly 180 Department of Homeland Security weapons were lost -- some falling into the hands of criminals -- after officers left them in restrooms, vehicles and other public places, according to an inspector general report.
The officers, with Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, "did not always sufficiently safeguard their firearms and, as a result, lost a significant number of firearms" between fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2008, the report said.
In all, 243 firearms were lost in both agencies during that period, according to the January report from Inspector General Richard Skinner. Of those, 36 were lost because of circumstances beyond officers' control -- for instance, ICE lost a firearm during an assault on an officer. Another 28 were lost even though officers had stored them in lockboxes or safes.
But 74 percent, or 179 guns, were lost "because officers did not properly secure them," the report said.
Following a review of the draft report in December, Homeland Security took steps to implement its recommendations and overhaul its property management policy, according to a response in the report. A department spokeswoman did not immediately return a call from CNN Thursday seeking comment.


http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/18/government.guns/index.html?hpt=T2

[slackmaster]

1. This happened on OUR WATCH!

:-(

[farmout rightarm]

2. We must do something about the bathroom loophole.

:silly:

[Schema Thing]

3. :cough: sold :cough:

[Tim01]

4. No doubt. Looks like we have our own corruption problem. nt

[jeepnstein]

5. I can see losing a few...

You know, gets misplaced while officer is incapacitated in an accident or something. I knew a guy who dropped his M16 out of a helicopter once. They never did find it. I know another guy who lost one after his cruiser got rear-ended during a traffic stop and he got knocked over a guard rail and down a hill. It can happen.

I also know of a guy who left his duty weapon laying on a bench, at a state prison. Oh, and there's always the guy who just can't explain what happened to this or that weapon. Ever see a police 870 in a pawn shop? Losing a weapon through negligence should be grounds for dismissal.

[Xela]

7. Once...

I saw a S&W M28 with TX DPS markings once at a pawnshop...

I'd like to think it was sold as surplus or something to that effect.

But you never know.

Xela

(No, I didn't buy it. At around 300-400 bucks it was a steal, but I was damn broke. S#@$%!@#$! )

[aliendroid]

6. maybe washington will try to blame it on the people also

another one the DC politicians will blame on the people.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

8. Less guns on American streets. Good.

[Katya Mullethov]

9. AAAAAh

You win the cigar !

Here , take two , they're small .