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    2 Las Vegas men charged with stealing guns from SHOT Show

    https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/...-show-1596627/

    2 Las Vegas men charged with stealing guns from SHOT Show

    pair of Las Vegas men were charged Wednesday with stealing dozens of firearms from the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in January.
    Jamikko Foster, 27, and Eduardo Limon, 28, worked as forklift operators during the trade show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, according to a criminal complaint.
    The two appeared in court to face federal charges of possession of a stolen firearm and possession of an unregistered firearm after authorities said they had stolen at least 65 firearms, including machine guns and rifles, from four companies — Remington Arms, LKCI, Blaser USA and Legacy Sports International — Jan. 20-29.
    Both men were released on their own recognizance, though U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Koppe restricted them from possessing weapons while out of custody.
    Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Smith told the judge that their jobs helped facilitate the thefts, though ATF agents “solved the crime in a near record-breaking period of time.” He added that the two men — who were part of Teamsters Local 631 — apparently had plans to sell the weapons. The prosecutor said Foster had a criminal history dating to 2010.
    The list of weapons and accessories takes up two pages of a spreadsheet in a criminal complaint: Remington machine guns, rifles and pistols; Denel Land Systems machine guns; Mauser rifles, Glock pistols; Sauer & Sohn rifles; and Advanced Armament silencers.
    SHOT Show organizers require licensees to remove firing pins from all displayed weapons before the firearms enter the convention center, the complaint stated, meaning the guns would need to be modified before they could shoot.
    The ATF issued an alert on Friday asking gun store owners to “be attentive for any individuals seeking gunsmithing services or, more specifically, firing pins.”
    The next day, the owner of Gun Shop Las Vegas on St. Rose Parkway in Henderson reached out to the ATF, saying Limon, Foster and a woman had purchased a 12-gauge shotgun and magazines and asked about a firing pin for an AR-style firearm.
    The men said “they were told by an associate that the firing pin needed to be replaced when it was cleaned,” according to the complaint. The owner concluded “the individuals were unfamiliar and/or new to firearms.” Limon told the owner that he worked at SHOT show.
    These guys stole 65 guns, including including machine guns and the are released on their own recognizance ?

    If they are cooperating against someone else that is a huge red flag, if not WTF ?
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    Obviously more gun laws would have prevented this whole fiasco...
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    Steal 65 guns and out ROR with no bail required?
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    At least now we have the red flag laws so we can preemptively target all forklift drivers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Blackburn View Post
    At least now we have the red flag laws so we can preemptively target all forklift drivers.
    Most of them are pretty shady

    These two clowns probably had a pretty good gig stealing from trade shows. Those theft generally get written off as the cost of doing business, and the police don’t have the manpower to dig through the mountain of potential leads.

    Until they stole some guns and brought a lot of unwanted attention from the feds. You can steal millions in electronics and appliances all day long, and if you’re not caught in the act, very little chance you’re getting caught. Steal some guns and get a pack of federal agents looking for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephanie B View Post
    Steal 65 guns and out ROR with no bail required?
    Agreed. How the hell does that happen? They illegally obtain NFA firearms and suppressors and just waddle out of the courtroom?

    I hope they gave up somebody really big.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Agreed. How the hell does that happen? They illegally obtain NFA firearms and suppressors and just waddle out of the courtroom?

    I hope they gave up somebody really big.
    There's also that First Step Act that Trump signed and the media refused to cover, just the most significant change to the criminal justice system since Bill Clinton. Bail reform is one of the issues adressed. It's just a property crime, if they are not a reasonably foreseeable risk to witnesses and they don't appear to be a flight risk, why shouldn't they be ROR? That's going to be the future of bail in this country, I don't know if the judges hands were tied on the issue, but this will become more common.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HCM View Post
    These guys stole 65 guns, including including machine guns and the are released on their own recognizance ?
    Welcome to the Federal Judicial System in 2019. People who have led us on pursuits, are released on their promise to appear.
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