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Something happened in Salinas, just 30 minutes away from me.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sa ... 97851.html

An AR-15 rifle was stolen from the Salinas police chief's car parked in unincorporated Monterey County on Friday.
Chief Kelly McMillin said his department-owned AR-15, mounted in a rifle lock, was taken from his unmarked police car around 1:30 a.m. Friday.
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The rifle had a larger capacity magazine and some other configurations that would be illegal for a civilian to possess in California, but could be purchased in other states, the chief said.
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McMillin said there's also a possibility he may have left the vehicle unlocked.
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The rifle is similar to the one used in recent years by suspects in mass shootings across the country including the San Bernardino attack in December, according to McMillin.

First, I am sorry to hear that he got an AR15 stolen. It does suck when it happens to any of us. Probably doubly so for law enforcement. Hopefully they can catch the perps who did this.

Second, it's nice (Sarcasm) of the police chief to try to tie in the dangerousness of said AR15 by tying in recent terrorist events and other mass shootings.

The last thing to note is that this is California, and we peons do not have access to "hi capacity" magazines, or normal AR15s without bullet buttons or featureless builds. If the goal of California law is to prevent the spread of such dangerous weapons and high capacity magazines, why is law enforcement exempt? This is one of many ongoing cases where law enforcement officials have had their guns & gear stolen. If the state wishes to remain consistent in their belief about reducing the influx of such dangerous things, then law enforcement should also be prohibited -- because look, it could definitely be stolen from them! Or they could lose it. [/end rant]

pdoggeth wrote:Something happened in Salinas, just 30 minutes away from me.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sa ... 97851.html

An AR-15 rifle was stolen from the Salinas police chief's car parked in unincorporated Monterey County on Friday.
Chief Kelly McMillin said his department-owned AR-15, mounted in a rifle lock, was taken from his unmarked police car around 1:30 a.m. Friday.
...
The rifle had a larger capacity magazine and some other configurations that would be illegal for a civilian to possess in California, but could be purchased in other states, the chief said.

Then neither the _journalist_ nor the chief seem to know police are civilians.

pdoggeth wrote:

McMillin said there's also a possibility he may have left the vehicle unlocked.

Is there a position above chief to which McMillin could be promoted?

pdoggeth wrote:

The rifle is similar to the one used in recent years by suspects in mass shootings across the country including the San Bernardino attack in December, according to McMillin.

First, I am sorry to hear that he got an AR15 stolen. It does suck when it happens to any of us. Probably doubly so for law enforcement. Hopefully they can catch the perps who did this.

Second, it's nice (Sarcasm) of the police chief to try to tie in the dangerousness of said AR15 by tying in recent terrorist events and other mass shootings.

Based only on the quoted text above I figured it was the work of the _journalist_. Since every article out there that mentions AR-pattern rifles also mentions a tragedy having nothing to do with the story, either it is a requirement or journalists simply hate guns.

pdoggeth wrote:The last thing to note is that this is California, and we peons do not have access to "hi capacity" magazines, or normal AR15s without bullet buttons or featureless builds. If the goal of California law is to prevent the spread of such dangerous weapons and high capacity magazines, why is law enforcement exempt? This is one of many ongoing cases where law enforcement officials have had their guns & gear stolen. If the state wishes to remain consistent in their belief about reducing the influx of such dangerous things, then law enforcement should also be prohibited -- because look, it could definitely be stolen from them! Or they could lose it. [/end rant]

Special class, meaning they are better than the serfs who are banned from owning the same firearms.

Maybe the chief needs to be armed like this guy.