Since then, the Army has transferred more than 700,000 surplus firearms to the federally chartered corporation, which is also known for instructing U.S. citizens in marksmanship and promoting ...

Ashley Rains, with the Mobile County Police Department Public Affairs, said the department has 532 Colt AR15 rifles obtained through the military surplus program a couple years ago.

The M-16 military surplus assault rifles saved Readington taxpayers at least $9,000, said Donaruma. He said that buying a comparable rifle would have could the township $900 to $1,500 each.

Sacramento County has more than $11 million in surplus military equipment and other items with an estimated shelf-life of a year. There are at least 1,018 items that include 288 M-16 rifles.

Three rifles were involved, one from each agency. Rifles from two agencies remain missing. All three departments got the weapons, all M16 rifles, from a military surplus program.

While big cities like Los Angeles and Chicago are some of the biggest recipients of surplus gear, including thousands of assault rifles, the geographical spread of military-grade weaponry doesn ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala.-Representatives from about 10 law enforcement agencies in Alabama and Georgia inspected a large supply of M16 and M16-A1 rifles here Feb. 11 inside a warehouse at the ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has given 25 mine-resistant vehicles to police agencies in New York state through a military surplus program. Valued at about $650,000, the so-called “MRAP” is ...

The sixty-day suspension is primarily because one county sheriff did not properly report a lost gun. But our investigation found it is not just one county that lost guns. As a result, no law ...

The U.S. Army is expected to transfer upward of 8,000 surplus M1911 pistols for civilian sale in fiscal 2018. That's based on this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a massive defense ...