Seriously are you shitting me? My tax dollars pay for this kinda stuff? Evidently there is no minimum IQ requirement to work at a government agency. I mean really common sense is not that common anymore.
TACOMA, Wash. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of 30 machine guns that arrived in an ocean container at the Tacoma Seaport last October.
Officials say the shipment of M-4 automatic rifles, manifested only as “Toys and Parts,” was valued at nearly $10,000 and was shipped from a manufacturer in Taiwan.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms found that the rifles were tooled to shoot plastic balls, but replacement of internal components with original machine gun components would render the rifles capable of firing live ammunition.
“These rifles could have had far-reaching and potentially devastating ramifications if they had gotten into the hands of individuals who wanted to do harm in the American population,” said Customs and Border Protection Area Port Director, Rolando Suliveras, Jr. “This was a good interception by our officers.”
The guns will be destroyed.
Source: Airsoft News, King 5 News
What were these idiots thinking? Those are AIRSOFT guns that CANNOT be altered in any way, shape, or form to fire live ammunition, Each one of those agents deserve to be fired for TOTAL IGNOPRANCE> I personally do not feel safer with idiots like this ‘protecting’ out nation. I would draw great pleasure in kicking each one of those retards in the gonads hard enough to remove any chance of them contributing to the gene pool. GEEZ! We’ve got millions of illegals , with REAL Terrorists mixed in, crossing the border every year, and these brainless twits can’t tell a BB gun from a REAL WEAPON? What utter stupidity.
BTW, if those Customs Clowns need someone to give classes on the difference between Airsoft guns and REAL WEAPONS, Call ME. My name is John Dodge, I’m an Army veteran and a competitive airsoft player. Everyone that passes the course can search shipments, those that fail gets the toe of my size 12 Corcoran jump boots in the nuts.
I hear you…
What pisses me off about issues like this, is the cost that all parties incur. I mean how much does it cost us in lost resources and productivity into confiscating “toy guns” when they could be actually confiscating “real guns” or other hazardous materials. Not only does it cost the tax payer, but it also costs the local and foreign businesses who now have to eat that loss.
The ATF has always had it out for anything shaped like a gun. You think this is shocking? You should see how they treat lawful gun owners.
It’s obvious that WE GBB m4s can’t fire real ammo without EXTENSIVE modification, and even then for it to be full auto, you’d need the full auto components for a real m4/m16 anyway. Basically you’d need a full auto M4/16! But they won’t let facts stop them.
Here is a follow up video, it was NW Airsoft Outlet and he is out 12k.
http://www.kptv.com/video/22714522/index.html
Oh indeed they seized airsoft guns and bragged. Typical of Federal Law Enforcement bs. I’m willing to bet they knew damn well what they were doing when it went down. For some political garbage where someone needed numbers to justify a promotion of even existing at their pay grade. Oh btw, anyone with a older M-4 type platform can drop in a seir and a bolt group and rock and roll. Al parts avilaible at any gun show. Not to mention the net. Amazing, no. Dissapointing yes. Never the less still par for the course.