A UBC would have stopped them and the people they sold them to.
74 Stolen Guns, Only 19 Recovered
September 5, 2019
Two Cincinnati men stole over 70 guns during a two-week span in July 2017 and since then, only a quarter of the stolen guns have been recovered.
Two men in their 30’s pleaded guilty to stealing 74 guns from three local gun shops in July 2017 and were sentenced to nine years in prison. Both were in police custody by November 2017.
As of June 2019, only 19 of the stolen guns have been recovered, court documents say.
In the first break-in at a gun shop, the men took 20 firearms, including a shotgun, after breaking the store’s glass door. Less than a week later, the men broke into a store in nearby Kentucky and stole 22 guns.
The two weren’t finished their string of gun heists yet. A week later, they broke into a third gun store, located in Ohio, and took 32 guns after smashing into a walled display cabinet. At that point, they’d stolen 74 guns.
With 55 stolen guns unaccounted for, prosecutors say the firearms “were likely sold to people who can’t buy guns legally.”
“We do not know where those weapons are, and we do not know how to retrieve them. Law enforcement can only play catch up, hoping by chance and circumstance to recover the guns before they are involved in other acts of violence,” said prosecutors.
The men were indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2017 and both pleaded guilty to stealing more than 70 firearms in U.S. District Court in September 2018. Each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft and two counts of theft from a federal firearms licensee. One man also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to court documents.
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/...ls-get-guns-74-stolen-guns-only-19-recovered/
Two Cincinnati men stole over 70 guns during a two-week span in July 2017 and since then, only a quarter of the stolen guns have been recovered.
Two men in their 30’s pleaded guilty to stealing 74 guns from three local gun shops in July 2017 and were sentenced to nine years in prison. Both were in police custody by November 2017.
As of June 2019, only 19 of the stolen guns have been recovered, court documents say.
In the first break-in at a gun shop, the men took 20 firearms, including a shotgun, after breaking the store’s glass door. Less than a week later, the men broke into a store in nearby Kentucky and stole 22 guns.
The two weren’t finished their string of gun heists yet. A week later, they broke into a third gun store, located in Ohio, and took 32 guns after smashing into a walled display cabinet. At that point, they’d stolen 74 guns.
With 55 stolen guns unaccounted for, prosecutors say the firearms “were likely sold to people who can’t buy guns legally.”
“We do not know where those weapons are, and we do not know how to retrieve them. Law enforcement can only play catch up, hoping by chance and circumstance to recover the guns before they are involved in other acts of violence,” said prosecutors.
The men were indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2017 and both pleaded guilty to stealing more than 70 firearms in U.S. District Court in September 2018. Each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft and two counts of theft from a federal firearms licensee. One man also pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to court documents.
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/...ls-get-guns-74-stolen-guns-only-19-recovered/
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Yep, no doubt about it. Hopefully they left a 4473 for each on the counter otherwise it is an illegal transfer.A UBC would have stopped them and the people they sold them to.
So, Chicago, Baltimore, maybe even staying home in Cincinnati? We wonder where they wind up
No mention of where the 19 were recovered. found when they were arrested or found at other crime scenes? Only 9 years for stealing 74 in 3 different burglaries? That's the travesty!
They should be held responsible for every death these guns are used in. Isn’t it about time for criminals to pay for illegal use of guns?
I'm one of those pro freedom crazies your local antifa warned you about.
Honestly, this is why taking second amendment rights from felons is rather moot. If you want a gun, you can get one. Felon or not. (The left's solution probably sounds like "ban them all then!")
I like the saying "if you're too dangerous to own guns, you're too dangerous to be free".
Thieves are still gonna thieve...but might the black market be hindered if felons could purchase legally?
Honestly, this is why taking second amendment rights from felons is rather moot. If you want a gun, you can get one. Felon or not. (The left's solution probably sounds like "ban them all then!")
I like the saying "if you're too dangerous to own guns, you're too dangerous to be free".
Thieves are still gonna thieve...but might the black market be hindered if felons could purchase legally?
EXACTLY! They should have gotten 10 years per gun. The one federal gun law that is constitutional is possession of a stolen firearm. They should have gotten the max. But they're not NRA members so they're simply victims as compared to being domestic terrorists.No mention of where the 19 were recovered. found when they were arrested or found at other crime scenes? Only 9 years for stealing 74 in 3 different burglaries? That's the travesty!
There is an unreal market for stolen guns, they are just like having money to use, because they are sold and traded in the criminal world. Criminals are really stupid people in most ways, and the only way that they are clever, is in theft. Here in Tampa Saint Pete and elsewhere, they will drive a car through the front of the store, to get to the guns. It hasn't happened lately, but it has happened.
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