Tempe police seek SWAT officer's stolen AR-15 rifle

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• Juggernaut8000 posted at 3:33 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  If the car was locked the only person to blame is the slime who stole the rifle. The guy went to exercise and his car was burglarized. The thief probably didn't even know it was a cop's car. The news is so quick to blame a cop for anything...pathetic.

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• az2008 posted at 4:36 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  It's not clear if this article can even be trusted. It says the AR-15 is a military version of the M-16. That is incorrect. It is a civilian version of the military M-16.

  So, I'm left wondering whether it was an M-16. If so, I'd say the officer had a responsibility to protect it more than merely locking it in his car. (I'd also wonder why an officer is taking a Class-III weapon off duty.).

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• Slabside posted at 4:37 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  I agree Juggernaut.

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• Rich posted at 6:48 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  Sorry, I'd have made a comment earlier but I was laughing so hard I kicked out the plug to my internet connection. Highest crime rate? Wow! Wonder why?????

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• samkat posted at 6:55 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  AZ: The article states that the AR-15 is a civilian version of the military M-16, which is correct. I own an AR-15 and it is not capable full auto fire without extensive modification. The ATF takes a dim view of modification, which would require a federal firearm license and a class II license.

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• hadenough posted at 7:09 pm on Tue, Jan 3, 2012.

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  It might be a machine gun? The fact that Tempe police won't say whether the rifle is semi-auto or full auto makes me think they lost a machine gun and don't want to admit it. Throw the thief in jail for 20 years. But get the gun off the street and out of the hands of a felon. We don't need another murdered police officer like Border Patrolman Brian Terry who was murdered thanks to government stupidity.
  
  New Times has more information.
  http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2012/01/if_you_stole_a_tempe_cops_swat.php

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• tededitedit posted at 8:10 pm on Wed, Jan 4, 2012.

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  Secured? Was it in the interior of the car exposed or in a gun case in plain sight? If that is considered "secured" then the policies and procedures of the Tempe Police need to be updated. If I have my acoustic guitar with me when I go work out I lock it in my trunk.

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