7 suspects steal 17 firearms from Waxahachie (suburban Dallas) gun store

originally posted by: georgeglass

originally posted by: Discotech
a reply to: neo96

Clearly we should ban trucks, because people with trucks can illegally obtain firearms

Very funny.

On topic.

I have a bad feeling about President Obama visiting Dallas on Tuesday.

We all know the history.....

Chief Brown is enlisting other cities to provide security for his visit, saying Dallas is overwhelmed at the moment. I just think we have too much on our plate right now to have to deal with a presidential visit.

originally posted by: SonOfThor
a reply to: sycomix

Where did you see that they would all be in the same place at once? All of them in Dallas?

I haven't heard anything locally, but I've been slammed at work today.

It hasn't been mentioned on the local news so it's probably not true.

a reply to: crayzeed

Well that sort of happens here in Canukistan, except the gun's come from the U.S. Mostly, the gangsters are using the guns to shoot each other up and very rarely does joe citizen have to worry too much. It is a different country though and I can understand that.

a reply to: TonyS

Lol ive driven through. Im glad i dont live there solely because of the psychopaths operating on the clusterf*ck of roads theyve got going on there. Seriously I was almost killed like thrice by whackos shooting gaps. On a single evening. Cannot imagine making that commute daily.

a reply to: SonOfThor

All over the local news here in Dallas, they should be in town by now, not sure what time the event starts but DPD has the entire area under heavy guard.

originally posted by: texasgirl

originally posted by: SonOfThor
a reply to: sycomix

Where did you see that they would all be in the same place at once? All of them in Dallas?

I haven't heard anything locally, but I've been slammed at work today.

It hasn't been mentioned on the local news so it's probably not true.

I was wrong. Bush, Obama and Biden will be in attendance. Not Hillary, though. Whew.

a reply to: lightedhype

LOL I ride my Harley in that traffic with those whackos to and from work nearly every day. Not so bad once you get used to it. But not for the faint of heart.

originally posted by: sycomix
a reply to: SonOfThor

All over the local news here in Dallas, they should be in town by now, not sure what time the event starts but DPD has the entire area under heavy guard.

Yeah, they have Arlington PD assisting secret service outside Meyerson Symphony Hall.

yep, it's the wild wild west, but we are doin' our best.... soldiers of love all the days of our lives

a reply to: JetBlackStare

WAXAHACHIE -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said seven suspects broke into a gun store and stole 17 firearms early Sunday, including four high powered rifles.

The ATF says 12 handguns, 3 AR style high powered rifles, 1AK style high powered rifle and 1 shotgun were reported stolen. No cash was taken.

Doesn't this strike you as rather specific? They could maybe have taken a hell of a lot more, maybe they took just what they needed for a specific job?

No money taken, this indicates that money wasn't an issue, just untraceable guns. So probably not a robbery to order.

Hmmm

a reply to: texasgirl

Just got an update on the DFW scanner page there were shots fired at officers in Ellis county, just south of Ennis (for those not from the area this is a short drive from Waxahachie where these firearms were stolen from)...

No other word yet, just the update of shots fired at officers and no officers hurt.

originally posted by: neo96
Clearly people that deserve the darwin award.

Unless for some reason they get away with it...

a reply to: JetBlackStare

A similar hit happened in Houston earlier this year. It's easier to mark it down to organized crime, as opposed to attempting to link to a social movement.

a reply to: SonOfThor

do you have any proof of this?

a reply to: maria_stardust

You may well be right and I do hope you are.

But I think, for LEO, it seems foolish to discount that it may possibly be related. Given the proximity and timing. TBH, I'm kind of surprised that anyone would pull this kind of crime at this time, in that area. It's ballsy.

a reply to: JetBlackStare

Honestly, I'd be shocked if law enforcement discounts it at all. The need to cover all angles and that sort of thing.

a reply to: texasgirl

Yeah I was eating lunch at Bombshells in Dallas down the road from Love Field and saw the motorcade today, took a moment of my lunch break to give bozo a one finger solute. My Buddies are down there now with the GTFO Texas protesters. He really is not welcome here. DHS guys gave me a dirty look because they were posted up in the parking areas of my office and I just road my motorcycle past them between the SUVs LOL (Ohh but the restaurant was nice and offered them ice water being as it is hot out)


(By the way is your ever in Dallas and want a wicked good chicken fried steak, that place is where to go, bigger than the plate it is served on)

a reply to: texasgirl

Wasn't just Arlington, Was DPD that didn't boycott the visit from *resident obama and Irving as well. There must have been 35+ cops SUVs and motorcycle escorts in the motorcade.

originally posted by: maria_stardust
a reply to: JetBlackStare

Honestly, I'd be shocked if law enforcement discounts it at all. The need to cover all angles and that sort of thing.

I agree. Hell, Chief Brown says he and his men have been getting death threats.

They need to stay alert!

originally posted by: sycomix
a reply to: texasgirl

Yeah I was eating lunch at Bombshells in Dallas down the road from Love Field and saw the motorcade today, took a moment of my lunch break to give bozo a one finger solute. My Buddies are down there now with the GTFO Texas protesters. He really is not welcome here. DHS guys gave me a dirty look because they were posted up in the parking areas of my office and I just road my motorcycle past them between the SUVs LOL (Ohh but the restaurant was nice and offered them ice water being as it is hot out)

(By the way is your ever in Dallas and want a wicked good chicken fried steak, that place is where to go, bigger than the plate it is served on)

That must've been some sight! Wish I was there.