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Knock knock...
Can I help you?
Yes, Mr. 211. Umm, we have this tracking doodle here.
Yeah!
We put a tracker in a case, loaded it with M16's and shipped it out.
Yeah!
The tracker led us here...
I have a case but it's empty, just the way it came!
But we loaded it with M16's, sent it to you and tracking shows it's here!!! Give us the case and weapons and your dog won't get shot!
You can have the case, it was empty when I got it. BTW, that's not rain running down your ankle. That's my chihuahua peeing on your leg!
Can I help you?
Yes, Mr. 211. Umm, we have this tracking doodle here.
Yeah!
We put a tracker in a case, loaded it with M16's and shipped it out.
Yeah!
The tracker led us here...
I have a case but it's empty, just the way it came!
But we loaded it with M16's, sent it to you and tracking shows it's here!!! Give us the case and weapons and your dog won't get shot!
You can have the case, it was empty when I got it. BTW, that's not rain running down your ankle. That's my chihuahua peeing on your leg!
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your 1st mistake is answering your door. Cuz if they got a warrant, they ain’t knocking.Knock knock...
Can I help you?
Yes, Mr. 211. Umm, we have this tracking doodle here.
Yeah!
We put a tracker in a case, loaded it with M16's and shipped it out.
Yeah!
The tracker led us here...
I have a case but it's empty, just the way it came!
But we loaded it with M16's, sent it to you and tracking shows it's here!!! Give us the case and weapons and your dog won't get shot!
You can have the case, it was empty when I got it. BTW, that's not rain running down your ankle. That's my chihuahua peeing on your leg!
2nd, everyone should have a home cameras link to a Cloud
3rd, don’t buy government cases, or they will give you a case of the Government 1984 blues
Well......Beto needs something to campaign on. Might as well be more evil weapons of war fantasies and how you can just purchase them on Ebay. Of course its all just coincidence this bait opperation would happen a month before the midterms. Crazy times we live in. I would advise people not to order anything from that "government" surplus site. I didnt see the name of the site in the article.
HighRoadRover
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There were literally millions of M16's manufactured, but there must be very few units that still have M16's in their arms rooms. Most if not all were turned in long ago and replaced by M4's, with the old ones being disposed of at Anniston Army Depot in the "Captain Crunch" shredder, or rebuilt for foreign military sales, or perhaps put into deep storage (I doubt units or bases would be allowed to destroy them locally, and I'm pretty sure no M16's have been sold to the public as surplus). We shouldn't discount that a few M16s ended up in the hands of non-DoD parts of the government, too.
However, sometimes weapons can hang out in an arms room a long time. I've read about BARs assigned to older ships being found in arms rooms in the 1990s (a few USN ships stay on the books for 50 or more years). And there is an article from 2015 that says Anniston Army Depot had just received a M2 heavy machine gun, serial number 324, from a using unit, for its first overhaul. That M2 was made 94 years previously (and still was in pretty good shape).
Who knows how long these M16's had been in the box! But clearly someone lost control of them, and that is worth figuring out. The people involved appear to have done the right thing and turned them in immediately. This is one of those stories someone should follow up on!
However, sometimes weapons can hang out in an arms room a long time. I've read about BARs assigned to older ships being found in arms rooms in the 1990s (a few USN ships stay on the books for 50 or more years). And there is an article from 2015 that says Anniston Army Depot had just received a M2 heavy machine gun, serial number 324, from a using unit, for its first overhaul. That M2 was made 94 years previously (and still was in pretty good shape).
Who knows how long these M16's had been in the box! But clearly someone lost control of them, and that is worth figuring out. The people involved appear to have done the right thing and turned them in immediately. This is one of those stories someone should follow up on!
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those Shipping Crates look very Modern
You also have to remember that the US Army Reserves and National Guard still use the M16A2. Both are always way behind when it comes to getting new weapons. Plus the Air Force holds onto things for a very long time too. It is nothing to see an old M16 (not the A1) or XM16 in Air Force arms rooms to this day.
Plus I am sure that all branches send weapons to see Cat. Crunch at Anniston. Most of the Arsenals are controlled and ran by the Army but all branches use them. And the few Marine Depots get stuff from all branches too. We used the Marine Corp Depot at Barstow a lot when I was stationed at Ft Irwin.
Regardless of how the rifles got into the crates that were sold, someone messed up and should be investigated. Those rifles were on someone's hand receipt books. I've been around when weapons and other equipment was made ready for shipment to foreign governments. Everything was always inventoried and crates/containers were then sealed with a serialized bad.
Plus I am sure that all branches send weapons to see Cat. Crunch at Anniston. Most of the Arsenals are controlled and ran by the Army but all branches use them. And the few Marine Depots get stuff from all branches too. We used the Marine Corp Depot at Barstow a lot when I was stationed at Ft Irwin.
Regardless of how the rifles got into the crates that were sold, someone messed up and should be investigated. Those rifles were on someone's hand receipt books. I've been around when weapons and other equipment was made ready for shipment to foreign governments. Everything was always inventoried and crates/containers were then sealed with a serialized bad.
It will be interesting to see if/when we learn the rest of the story.
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Don’t count on it! If a Military FFL lost those guns… ALL OVER THE NEWS. But if the government messed up… nope, and definitely not JB’s AFT
JTHunter
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Yes it does - for now. The question is for how much longer and THAT is when those guns would be needed.
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Dear Fedboy, I follow all the gun laws, come to a complete stop at stop signals, pay all my taxes.
JTHunter
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While "laws" exist, I agree with you. But I was referring to a possible time when that "rule of law" has broken down and no longer exists as we know it now. When there is no "law", you have to be your own "sheriff".
Otherwise, you may end up as roadkill.
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We in the know, know that we don’t about the Fight Club. Because the Fight Club is not real. Yes, I’m talking cryptic because FedBoys are watching this! and I like my Dog
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