Almost 100 M1911A1s Missing From CMP

[Retired Guy]

Army investigating after nearly 100 pistols missing from CMP in Anniston

The Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of nearly 100 pistols that went missing from the Civilian

abc3340.com

I hope the CMP isn't shut down because of this. Lots of speculation. I'm sure all those serial numbers are well known and will draw a lot of attention when one pops up.

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[orygun]

Two years ago?
Maybe they should have been asking in 2022, not 2024.

 

[orygun]

And if they weren't asking, it's probably because it's an "inside" job and someone was covering their tracks. Even selling them cheap, there's 50 grand...

 

[quneur]

Perhaps someone dropped them.

 

[Sxsnuf]

Perhaps someone dropped them.

If they were Sigs, the report would have made them easier to locate!

 

[brandonm702]

Agreed

 

[nammac]

What, no checks, balances or audits?

And this happened two years ago????

Thinking this doesn't bode well for the CMP…

I feel this anti-gun administration wouldn't hesitate to shut them down.

 

[FATAL125]

I'm sure all those serial numbers are well known and will draw a lot of attention when one pops up.

Yep... cause people who steal guns always follow the rules when re-selling...

 

[CamoDeafie]

Perhaps someone dropped them.

"Dropped" you say....

 

[nehalemguy]

CMP 1911 is a separate entity from the CMP and is FFL operated. Currently, all 1911 sales are suspended until there is resolution to this investigation. My initial hunch was that most of this would be found to be clerical or accounting errors, but now that the CID has offered up a reward for information, I am having doubts about that theory.

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[Aero Denezol]

My initial hunch was that most of this would be found to be clerical or accounting errors, but now that the CID has offered up a reward for information, I am having doubts about that theory.

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I also (still) believe it is an accounting error. If not, then it's an inside job, like those dudes that stole all the Pappy Van Winkle a few years ago.

 

[Certaindeaf]

1911's? Probably behind the Geritol.

 

[Member 45541]

Yep... cause people who steal guns always follow the rules when re-selling...

I heard somewhere there was honor among thieves!

 

[nehalemguy]

I have to wonder if this isn't related to the missing pistols. The CMP receives the 1911s from Anniston Army Depot. Was the CMP reporting missing pistols from the Anniston shipments during that two year time period? ???

Eight Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Steal Government Property from Anniston Army Depot

www.justice.gov

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[brandonm702]

Could you imagine how that many guns just go missing.

 

[orygun]

Could you imagine how that many guns just go missing.

Only if you consider theft.

 

[RVTECH]

Kind of odd they already assuming theft:

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for credible information that leads to the arrest or conviction of the person, or persons, responsible for the theft.

 

[raftman]

Kind of odd they already assuming theft:

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for credible information that leads to the arrest or conviction of the person, or persons, responsible for the theft.

Are they necessarily assuming? Or do they know based on information they've gathered and not made public yet?

 

[RVTECH]

Or do they know based on information they've gathered and not made public yet?

I'd say this is probably the most pragmatic...

 

[Retired Guy]

Yep... cause people who steal guns always follow the rules when re-selling...

They're not criminals because they're smart. If this large amount of pistols are stolen, I doubt that person(s) is just going to hide them in their closet. Sooner or later they will sell one on the street, try to pawn it, or sell it at a gun show. One will turn up at a crime scene or in a stolen vehicle. A snitch will hear something. Then it begins to unravel. But I'm just speculating.