Fortunately we don't have a large gang presence in my area. But we do have a large population of gun owners who like to leave weapons in their unlocked vehicles. When I pull a gun off of a criminal, they most often acquired it in a vehicle burglary a few days prior.
We have seen a noticeable uptick in AK/AR "pistols" used in takeover style robberies.
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If I were king, I would re-orient ATFE to focus their firearms efforts almost exclusively on firearms theft. Finding thieves, busting criminals with stolen guns, and recovering guns for their rightful owners. I'm not a gambler, but I would place big bets on the differences in crimes with guns that could be accomplished.
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This was a pretty ballsy way to acquire guns (at least 39):
In the Sequim break-in, video shows Maillet ramming a backhoe into the doors of the store before breaking the glass display cases and stealing 26 firearms, the release states.
In Bow, surveillance video shows Maillet using a pickup truck to back into the doors of the store, then using a garbage can stolen from the nearby post office to steal 13 rifles.
https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_...98e4a7e64.html
Good for the feds for prosecuting, but I wish he was looking at more time. Six years recommended, with the judge able to sentence up to 10 (according to the article).
There was another (very nice) shop in the area that gotten broken into about a year before, with nothing able to be taken.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sou...nge/695351203/
Fascinating. The toy gun trend is alarming. Good to know. Doesn't help that gun manufacturers and distributors are now offering a plethora of unique color options (eggshell glock 42).