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Very concerning, to say the least. It has to be a series of inside jobs. I especially want to know if there's a pattern in who those arms are going to.
Have I missed past coverage? I haven't heard about it before this.
*edit - Based on the article, a bunch of these are probably incompetence or complacency about handling weapons in the field, but with that many missing or stolen guns I still have to wonder if there are patterns in where they're going.
I'm guessing Canadian Bacon is similar to United States Bacon. They are working internally to divert firearms purchased with taxpayer money.
Canadian Bacon? United States Bacon? I am confused, we talking movies, or guns?
The implication is of corrupt police moving firearms to private hands at the taxpayers' expense.
Fuck, if I lost a pistol they'd be down my fucking throat fulltime.
I'm not sure why this is news or why this is a cause for worry. There are 750 detachments, over 20000 officers across a country the size of Canada. Its a small number of weapons, especially considering the vast majority are handguns. It's going to happen. The way this alarmist article is talking, it sounded like hundreds or thousands of weapons are missing and continue to go missing on a weekly or monthly basis. Instead, the majority were reported in 2016 which could be due to a reporting anomaly. (ie missed from previous reports)
Finally, there are over 20 millions guns in Canada and guns are only involved in a small percentage of violent crimes here. Vast majority are sharp objects and the fastest growing is flammable liquid attacks.
The way this alarmist article is talking, it sounded like hundreds or thousands of weapons are missing and continue to go missing on a weekly or monthly basis.
The title of the article states the number of weapons missing, and the time frame.
I'm not sure the RCMP would extend reciprocal sympathy and understanding to a citizen firearm owner who lost their gun.
Are you saying you don't think this issue merits investigation?
I agree that we donβt necessarily need to make a big huff over this, being a relatively isolated incident I think it should just be investigated in the same way other inappropriate police conduct isβ¦ oh wait I see the problem.