Perhaps they were meant for Ukraine, but immediately wound up on e-bay.
Just saving a few steps in between....
“how at least a dozen fully-automatic M16s ended up among military surplus equipment sold to a Houston couple.”
Really good luck?
Answered Prayers?
Whatever it was, tell me.
I want some too.
“somebody’s in trouble...”
Yes, the couple who reported the mistake. They were far-right Christian nationalist ultra-MAGA semi fascists because they were in the Army/Navy surplus trade.
They will be thrown in the FIB dungeon and given a trial at some point down the road, perhaps in 2056.
The firearms must be transferred to their rightful owners in Kabul.
Somebody’s theft and smuggling went awry - a long time ago if they are M-16s.
Why do these things never happen to me?.........................
These people are about as bright as the guy who found $10 million in gold coins buried in a can under a tree on his property. He ended up in a court battle with the government, which alleged that the coins had been stolen by a men’s employee from the early 1900s. That, and the prior owners of the property also sued him. Sometimes people’s mouths are way too big for their own good.
Now you know the rest of the story.
“One of the strictest things we have in the military is weapons accountability.”
Well no, not really. Not anymore. Obviously, or this wouldn’t even be a story.
Maybe that was true a long time ago. Recall about 325,000 weapons, including machine guns alone were abandoned in Afghanistan, and Ukraine is apparently a participant in the “$2 Billion a Month Club”; like the old Columbia House record club.
I think it might have been more interesting to contact the unit where they were assigned. “Hey you guys got all yer guns?”
It’s a set up.
Here’s a website to go to if you want to try to get as lucky as these people did:
Just prepping for the upcoming civil war the left is pushing for.
The only thing I want to know is what website was it???
Has the FBI/ATF raided the homes of the people that unknowingly received this stuff at auction?
Obviously, these auction buyer white supremacists want to start Civil War 3.
Probably leftovers from Obama’s Fast and Furious operation.
“”We are good citizens” the wife said...”
As if that makes a difference to FedGov.
Eric Holder gotaways.
should have brought them to the nearest gun buy back center to avoid question and prosecution.
I buy lots on line I find old term papers. They buy lots on line they find M16s. I tell you, it is not fair.
Not Me.
You mean that the same firearms Afghanistan Joe gave the Taliban for free are a problem if they wind up in the hands of law-abiding Americans? Who could have thought?