COLUMBIA — “Loose” oversight of firearms gave officers access to between 25 and 30 guns that had been ordered destroyed after judicial proceedings, Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton said Monday after a monthlong department audit.
Columbia Police Department audit finds 'loose' regulation of firearms
Monday, September 19, 2011 | 8:38 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:58 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 19, 2011
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