A contract security guard who worked at the facility for 16 years took at least 3000 Glock slides, 40-50 semi-autos (or maybe 80), another 30 revolvers (that apparently were of a type used by ATF in the past),k some number of rifles, "bulk ammunition", NFA weapons, scopes, magazines and other firearms parts. The gummint says it recovered more than 4,000 firearms related items that he filched, but after reading through the news stories it appears that may not cover everything he took -- there may still be firearms and parts out there floating around.
His hobby came to light when the police recovered a "destroyed" glock slide during a traffic stop:
[groan]The federal investigation began in February after the Philadelphia Police Department recovered a firearm described as a “ghost gun” during a traffic stop, according to testimony by ATF Special Agent Seth Cox on Wednesday and court records.
The type of gun is also known as a Polymer 80 percent receiver, according to court records.
The slide on the firearm was from a Glock .40 handgun. The slide was traced by serial number back to the ATF facility as having been destroyed by the ATF, according to Cox and court records.
Not clear from the news stories or his agreement with the US Attorney exactly how long he was moonlighting as used arms dealer, but at least from 2016 to 2019. Given the volume, I would guess much longer. And nobody noticed. The internal controls at the ATF facility must have been … non-existent.
News article: https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tr ... 5f74a.html
Copy of the defendant's agreement with the US Attorney: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov ... 72.0_1.pdf
I'm sure this is the NRA's fault somehow.
And Trump's.
