Audit: ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
By LARA JAKES JORDAN Associated Press Writer
Article Last Updated: 09/17/2008 10:19:49 AM EDT
WASHINGTON—The ATF lost 76 weapons and hundreds of laptops over five years, the Justice Department reported Wednesday, blaming carelessness and sloppy record-keeping.
Thirty-five of the missing handguns, rifles, Tasers and other weapons were stolen, as were 50 laptops, the internal audit found. Two of the stolen weapons were used in crimes.
The audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine found "inadequate" oversight of weapons and laptops resulted in "significant rates of losses" at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
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308Mike
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ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
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A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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Re: ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
good thing that wasnt an FFL, they would have lost their license.
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Re: ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
I'm gonna start following ATF agents around. No telling what good stuff they'll drop.
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Darn good idea Weet. I may stake them out in my area too.
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Re: ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
Actually, I believe that the ATF does have an FFL.mekender wrote:good thing that wasnt an FFL, they would have lost their license.
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Re: ATF lost 76 weapons, hundreds of laptops
Since I don't think there is any chance that the BATFE's FFL will be lifted, I think Weetabix is on the right track. Now I just have to find a BATFE [strike]idiot[/strike] weasel to follow around.....
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