More than 100 rifles stolen from Atlanta train car
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal authorities were hunting Friday for more than 100 rifles stolen from a boxcar parked in an Atlanta train yard.
The weapons were taken from a CSX rail yard on the city's northwest side in mid-November, said Richard Coes, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The weapons include assault rifles that Coes described as "AK-style." He declined to discuss other aspects of the case.
Gary Sease, a spokesman for rail line CSX Corp., said the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company is cooperating with law enforcement to recover the weapons and investigate the theft.
The rifles were stolen on or around Nov. 12, authorities said. The boxcar was parked at the CSX Tilford Yard about four miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.
The Tilford Yard is one of the company's major rail yards in Georgia, according to the company's website.
The weapons were taken from a CSX rail yard on the city's northwest side in mid-November, said Richard Coes, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The weapons include assault rifles that Coes described as "AK-style." He declined to discuss other aspects of the case.
Gary Sease, a spokesman for rail line CSX Corp., said the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company is cooperating with law enforcement to recover the weapons and investigate the theft.
The rifles were stolen on or around Nov. 12, authorities said. The boxcar was parked at the CSX Tilford Yard about four miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.
The Tilford Yard is one of the company's major rail yards in Georgia, according to the company's website.
sounds like an inside job. Kind of like what happened in Mexico. Makes a guy wonder. This country is going up side down.
Just think. It's only been 3 weeks since the election and Eric is nowhere to be found.
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I'm with Funky on this one. This stinks.
The '100 rifles' headline reminds me of the movie starring Burt Reynolds, Jim Brown and Raquel Welch as Indians. There was even a train in the plot.
The NRA will be proud
 @Citizen#3457899654 Why? Because some scumbags stole some guns?
Drug Loards in Atlanta.
I can recall similar stories back in the early 90s (recession) regarding trains stopped on the tracks in certain California neighborhoods having box cars broken into and pilfered while the trains were motionless, awaiting tracks ahead to clear. Old story, just the cargo this time is 'hot'.
Don't worry. We will just manufacture more. No such thing as a gun shortage in this country.Â
Inside job.... Hardly doubt someone stumbled accidentally across the weapons.
 @Funky-Munky Probably just more of the ATF moving weapons into Mexico.