Gangs Are Acquiring Military Weapons

Street gangs are using military weapons to ply their trade these days which takes the threat of harm to a whole new level

. The problem may be that they are getting inside help form their brothers who are assigned to military units on active duty.

The number of gang members who join the military has increased dramatically and many times they use their military training to their advantage when conducting criminal business outside of the service. Sometimes gang members secure nonmilitary occupations where they have access to military equipment. In these instances they will use their position to funnel weapons to their civilian counterparts.

AK-47s were stolen from a Fort Irwin warehouse recently and investigators believe gang members were involved in the theft. The thieves who stole the weapons had to have inside assistance because the military has too many layers of security in place for the common or even the professional thief to be successful in stealing weapons.

One source said the base had hired parolees, and officials are investigating the possibility parolees may have been involved in the heist. The source believes that since the theft, the base has discontinued the practice. The parolees may have been of some assistance but I am an ex military serviceman and I know that would not have been possible. First of all the parolees would not have been put in a place where they could access the weapons or the security systems that protected from theft.

Fifty three different gangs have been identified as having members serving in the military Members of 37 of those gangs including the notorious 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha 13 have infiltrated the Army. Twenty-eight gangs have been identified within the Marine Corps' ranks and five in the Air Force.

The exact number of enlisted gang members is hard to come by, as many times investigators only see graffiti or paraphernalia as evidence of gang activity.

While it appears the Army has the largest problem with gangs, some experts feel other branches may be underreporting the number of gang members within the rank and file. They just may not know the exact numbers since gang members often remain undercover because they have another agenda.

According to the latest NGIC report released last month, gang members are getting their hands on a variety of military-grade weapons including rifles, grenades, artillery rounds and even body armor.

In the first week of November, a known gang member and his wife were arrested in Adelanto after Victor Valley SMASH Gang Team officials found several weapons in their home including a military artillery round in their garage.

Earlier this year, a field artillery round was found in an Apple Valley home, according to sheriff's reports. When it was detonated in the open desert, it created a 6-foot crater.

While it may be more difficult to smuggle assault rifles and similar weapons off bases and into the hands of gang members, it's being done.

Many of the weapons may be going to the drug cartels that operate south of our border, while others may end up in the hands of gang members who use them on the street. Military Ring Express

by: tishbite

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