20,000 M16's Stolen From Unguarded Warehouse

[wctriumph]

Un-Freaking Believable. Must have been an inside job.

http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/04/09/20000-u-s-m-16s-stolen-from-unguarded-warehouse-in-kuwait/

20,000 U.S. M-16s stolen from unguarded warehouse in KuwaitSpecial to WorldTribune.com
ABU DHABI — Kuwait has reported the theft of a massive amount of
U.S. weapons.
http://www.worldtribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/size0-army.mil-78514-2010-06-25-110621-300x172.jpg (http://www.worldtribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/size0-army.mil-78514-2010-06-25-110621.jpg)
A U.S. soldier on the range with an M-16 assault rifle.
The Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a
huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen.
“There were no guards during the break-in,” the ministry said on April
7.
The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in
Subiya, Middle East Newsline reported. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse.
Kuwait has been a major defense client of the United States. The U.S.
military has stationed some 13,000 troops, most of them assigned to
logistics, to the Gulf Cooperation Council sheikdom.

[Eggysrun]

Operation "3 Kings"

lol

[Dave_L]

Well the criminals need to stock their inventory for the black market once the AWB happens. :D

[ShipDate]

Has anyone seen Holder?

[roberth]

Well the criminals need to stock their inventory for the black market once the AWB happens. :D

Will these rifles be reported under the universal background check?

What about this alien? Did he register his gun?

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[rondog]

Kuwait probably got them for free, yet we, who paid for them, can't get ANY. Not to mention ammo. They probably had 30rd. magazines too.....

[02ducky]

Has anyone seen Holder?


LOL nice

[Bailey Guns]

Well, I have an alibi. I wasn't anywhere near Kuwait on 4/07.

Now off to the Trading Post...

[Skully]

I think I just saw them listed on ARMLIST middle east............................. somewhere on Durka Durka street.

[20X11]

Probably reclaimed by DHS to be used against the Homeland.

[buckshotbarlow]

I think I just saw them listed on ARMLIST middle east............................. somewhere on Durka Durka street.

Al snackbars?

[jerrymrc]

Probably in Mexico so they can inflate the number of guns seized that have US serial numbers. Adjusting tinfoil now. It did not escape me that it does not mention .223 ammo taken. In the sandbox that makes it a club. X39, X54r, 9mm, 9mm mak and the odd .308 are what is in circulation. [gohome]

[sniper7]

that many guns and no body noticed? I call bullshit

[TFOGGER]

I'm not real good at math, but 20,000 M-16s for 13,000 troops?

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I'll take 2 please. [Coffee]

[airborneranger]

I'm not real good at math, but 20,000 M-16s for 13,000 troops?

Our weapons aren't stored in a warehouse in downtown Kuwait.

[Dunecrazzy]

Just another shock and aww from our government to buy another billion rounds and AR parts so we can't get them.

[TFOGGER]

Our weapons aren't stored in a warehouse in downtown Kuwait.

I thought maybe they were "DeGette specials"... you know...when you shoot out the bullets, and then can't ever use it again...

[BushMasterBoy]

Obamas secret retirement fund...

[sniper7]

Obamas secret retirement fund...


nah, he had them stolen/destroyed so he could talk the gun manufacturers into building tens of thousands more with the condition of they have to support UBC.

[Irving]

Congratulations Remington!

[airborneranger]

I thought maybe they were "DeGette specials"... you know...when you shoot out the bullets, and then can't ever use it again...

LOL. I wasn't thinking of that :)

[mtik00]

15,000 rounds for 9mm pistolsAnyone else think WTF when they read that? Not very many. It just sounds out of place. I can only assume that there was a bunch of .223 taken as well, but no mention of it.

[02ducky]

The more I think of this the more it bothers me, wonder if they end up in Syria and eventually being used against us later in one of the other Middle East hot spots.

Something is very fishy with one.

[airborneranger]

The reports are that it was ammo and not any weapons. It makes a little more sense now. There was 5.56 and 9mm stolen.

[losttrail]

I like the part about there were no guards on duty at the time of the break in.

I didn't know Kuwait had Democrats in charge of security.