CHP Rifle STOLEN

[Walking Fire]

Real good security...NOT.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6558115

[nick]

It happens. I don't see what the issue is, aside from the fact of the theft itself.

[pullnshoot25]

120 rounds of ammunition? Geez, who would have thought cops needed so much ammunition!

[dreyna14]

It happens. I don't see what the issue is, aside from the fact of the theft itself.

The issue for me is how a few Calguns members have had LEOs tell them that they should sell their guns because they "might get stolen."

[Ding126]

First report said it was a single shot rifle...I thought hmm.. it must be a pump shotgun..single shot?,,no way.

Second report says it was a COLT Sportster, H-bar...Why didn't they describe it as an Evil Black Rifle or assault weapon...or weapon of war?

Seems like the CHP might have egg on their face to have let such a "dangerous weapon" get into the hands of a criminal.

[Steyrlp10]

Guess no one joy rides in patrol cars anymore and has fun with the whirling blue lights...

[Sarkoon]

sfgate says it was an AR-15 - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...P2MS.DTL&tsp=1

[A324]

The CHP Colt semi-auto I inspected last year was a re-barreled Vietnam era surplus M16 with it's full auto parts removed and a 20 round magazine. When I asked the CHP officer why he didn't have a more modern M4 style configured weapon he stated they were concerned it would give them a 'bad look'

[GammaRei]

Lol. Man some tweaker had some guts to go in to the lions den and steal that rifle.

- G

[berto]

Interesting how the Chronicle calls an AR-15 stolen from the CHP a semiautomatic rifle but a similar semiautomatic rifle stolen from a civilian or used in a crime would undoubtedly be reported as an assault weapon.

Bad news for the CHiPers. Wonder why the thief didn't grab the shotgun too.

[tooslow]

i was just reading this on sf gate.

completely agree. i love how they say rifle and ammo stolen in the headlines.

ASSAULT WEAPON STOLEN FROM HIGHWAY PATROL just doesnt have the same ring to it.

[Omega13device]

First report said it was a single shot rifle...I thought hmm.. it must be a pump shotgun..single shot?,,no way.

Second report says it was a COLT Sportster, H-bar...Why didn't they describe it as an Evil Black Rifle or assault weapon...or weapon of war?

Seems like the CHP might have egg on their face to have let such a "dangerous weapon" get into the hands of a criminal.

The officer I saw interviewed this morning went to great pains to refer to it as a "single-shot rifle, not fully automatic or burst". I did think that was funny since it's clearly a semi-automatic and when a "regular" person has one it magically becomes an assault rifle.

[cleanguy46]

I'll bet it was a two person crew. One went into the station with a big box of donuts which kept them busy for awhile and the other was getting away with the goods!

[Seesm]

Silly ...but that is how the news is in any form, print TV etc...

Someone should do a story in the paper or something online news source to talk of this...!!

[sb_pete]

First report said it was a single shot rifle..

That's just stupid reporter speak for "semi-auto."

I love the retard comment posted below:

You're kidding me! Brazen theft! How stupid is the CHP anyway? Leaving weapons in a car no matter where you park it is idiotic. Law Enforcement folks just keep getting more and more inept

O rly? lol, so this guy thinks the CHP should be walking around festooned with baton, tazer, OC, sidearm, patrol carbine, shotgun, and accessories? Where are we? Friggin Baghdad?