Police Illegally Sell Restricted Weapons; Supplying Crime

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Police Illegally Sell Restricted Weapons; Supplying Crime - Lemmy.World

A CBS News investigation found dozens of law enforcement leaders — sheriffs, captains, lieutenants, chiefs of police — buying and illegally selling firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., from the Deep South to the Midwest, Northeast and California coast.

If I’m guilty of this, every cop in the nation’s going to jail

That’s not as convincing as he wants it to be.

Edit: holy hell, everything in that article is infuriating.

The [BATF] agents explained that prosecutors have been generally reluctant to charge these cases, and the bureau stated that “it is our goal to educate, not investigate,” according to a 2017 law enforcement memo obtained by CBS News.

“Just to let you know, taking the minigun purchased with federal grants by your sheriff’s office and selling it to drug cartels would be illegal. We thought it’d be good if that were clear. Anyway, do you mind if I take a ride in your Corvette?”