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Associated Press investigation finds military weapons vanish, appear on streets

Associated PressJune 15, 202118min

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Military pistols, machine guns, assault rifles, armor-piercing grenades were lost or stolen.

At least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Because some armed services have suppressed the release of basic information, AP’s total is a certain undercount.

Government records covering the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force show pistols, machine guns, shotguns and automatic assault rifles have vanished from armories, supply warehouses, Navy warships, firing ranges and other places where they were used, stored or transported. These weapons of war disappeared because of unlocked doors, sleeping troops, a surveillance system that didn’t record, break-ins and other security lapses that, until now, have not been publicly reported.

While AP’s focus was firearms, military explosives also were lost or stolen, including armor-piercing grenades that went missing while being transported from Blount Island, the U.S. Marine Corps depot in Jacksonville, to Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania. They were found in an Atlanta backyard eight months later.

Weapon theft or loss spanned the military’s global footprint, touching installations from coast to coast, as well as overseas. In Afghanistan, someone cut the padlock on an Army container and stole 65 Beretta M9s. The theft went undetected for at least two weeks, when empty pistol boxes were discovered in the compound. The weapons were not recovered.

Even elite units are not immune. A former member of a Marines special operations unit was busted with two stolen guns. A Navy SEAL lost his pistol during a fight in a restaurant in Lebanon.

The Pentagon used to share annual updates about stolen weapons with Congress, but the requirement to do so ended years ago and public accountability has slipped. The Army and Air Force, for example, couldn’t readily tell AP how many weapons were lost or stolen from 2010 through 2019. So the AP built its own database, using extensive federal Freedom of Information Act requests to review hundreds of military criminal case files or property loss reports, as well as internal military analysis and data from registries of small arms.

Sometimes, weapons disappear without a paper trail. Military investigators regularly close cases without finding the firearms or person responsible because shoddy records lead to dead ends.

The military’s weapons are especially vulnerable to corrupt insiders responsible for securing them. They know how to exploit weak points within armories or the military’s enormous supply chains. Often from lower ranks, they may see a chance to make a buck from a military that can afford it.

“It’s about the money, right?” said Brig. Gen. Duane Miller, who as deputy provost marshal general is the Army’s No. 2 law enforcement official.

Theft or loss happens more than the Army has publicly acknowledged. During an initial interview, Miller significantly understated the extent to which weapons disappear, citing records that report only a few hundred missing rifles and handguns. But an internal analysis AP obtained, done by the Army’s Office of the Provost Marshal General, tallied 1,303 firearms.

In a second interview, Miller said he wasn’t aware of the memos, which had been distributed throughout the Army, until AP pointed them out following the first interview. “If I had the information in front of me,” Miller said, “I would share it with you.” Other Army officials said the internal analysis might overstate some losses.

The AP’s investigation began a decade ago. From the start, the Army has given conflicting information on a subject with the potential to embarrass — and that’s when it has provided information at all. A former insider described how Army officials resisted releasing details of missing guns when AP first inquired, and indeed that information was never provided.

Top officials within the Army, Marines and Secretary of Defense’s office said that weapon accountability is a high priority, and when the military knows a weapon is missing it does trigger a concerted response to recover it. The officials also said missing weapons are not a widespread problem and noted that the number is a tiny fraction of the military’s stockpile.

“We have a very large inventory of several million of these weapons,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in an interview. “We take this very seriously and we think we do a very good job. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t losses. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t mistakes made.”

While AP’s analysis covered the 2010s, incidents persist.

In May, an Army trainee who fled Fort Jackson in South Carolina with an M4 rifle hijacked a school bus full of children, pointing his unloaded assault weapon at the driver before eventually letting everyone go.

Last October, police in San Diego were startled to find a military grenade launcher on the front seat of a car they pulled over for expired license plates. The driver and his passenger were middle-aged men with criminal records.

Stolen military guns have been sold to street gang members, recovered on felons and used in violent crimes.

The AP identified eight instances in which five different stolen military firearms were used in a civilian shooting or other violent crime, and others in which felons were caught possessing weapons. To find these cases, AP combed investigative and court records, as well as published reports. Federal restrictions on sharing firearms information publicly mean the case total is certainly an undercount.

The military requires itself to inform civilian law enforcement when a gun is lost or stolen, and the services help in subsequent investigations. The Pentagon does not track crime guns, and spokesman Kirby said his office was unaware of any stolen firearms used in civilian crimes.

The closest AP could find to an independent tally was done by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services. It said 22 guns issued by the U.S. military were used in a felony during the 2010s. That total could include surplus weapons the military sells to the public or loans to civilian law enforcement.

Those FBI records also appear to be undercount. They say that no military-issue gun was used in a felony in 2018, but at least one was.

Meanwhile, authorities in central California are still finding AK-74 assault rifles that were among 26 stolen from Fort Irwin a decade ago. Military police officers stole the guns from the Army base, selling some to the Fresno Bulldogs street gang.

At least nine of the AKs have not been recovered.

The people with easiest access to military firearms are those who handle and secure them.

In the Army, they are often junior soldiers assigned to armories or arms rooms, according to Col. Kenneth Williams, director of supply under the Army’s G-4 Logistics branch.

“This is a young guy or gal,” Williams said. “This is a person normally on their first tour of duty. So you can see that we put great responsibility on our soldiers immediately when they come in.”

Armorers have access both to firearms and the spare parts kept for repairs. These upper receivers, lower receivers and trigger assemblies can be used to make new guns or enhance existing ones.

“We’ve seen issues like that in the past where an armorer might build an M16” automatic assault rifle from military parts, said Mark Ridley, a former deputy director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. “You have to be really concerned with certain armorers and how they build small arms and small weapons.”

In 2014, NCIS began investigating the theft of weapons parts from Special Boat Team Twelve, a Navy unit based in Coronado, California. Four M4 trigger assemblies that could make a civilian AR-15 fully automatic were missing. Investigators found an armory inventory manager was manipulating electronic records by moving items or claiming they had been transferred. The parts were never recovered and the case was closed after federal prosecutors declined to file charges.

Weapons enter the public three main ways: direct sales from thieves to buyers, through pawn shops and surplus stores, and online.

Investigators have found sensitive and restricted parts for military weapons on sites including eBay, which said in a statement it has “zero tolerance” for stolen military gear on its site.

At Fort Campbell, Kentucky, soldiers stole machine gun parts and other items that ended up with online buyers in Russia, China, Mexico and elsewhere. The civilian ringleader, who was found with a warehouse of items, was convicted. Authorities said he made hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Often though, recovering a weapon can prove hard.

When an M203 grenade launcher couldn’t be found during a 2019 inventory at a Marine Corps supply base in Albany, Georgia, investigators sought surveillance camera footage. It didn’t exist. The warehouse manager said the system couldn’t be played back at the time.

An analysis of 45 firearms-only investigations in the Navy and Marines found that in 55% of cases, no suspect could be found and weapons remained missing. In those unresolved cases, investigators found records were destroyed or falsified, armories lacked basic security and inventories weren’t completed for weeks or months.

“Gun-decking” is Navy slang for faking work. In the case of the USS Comstock, gun-decking led to the disappearance of three pistols.

AP learned that the Army, the largest of the armed services, is responsible for about 3.1 million small arms. Across all four branches, the U.S. military has an estimated 4.5 million firearms, according to the nonprofit organization Small Arms Survey.

In its accounting, whenever possible AP eliminated cases in which firearms were lost in combat, during accidents such as aircraft crashes and similar incidents where a weapon’s fate was known.

Unlike the Army and Air Force, which could not answer basic questions about missing weapons, the Marines and Navy were able to produce data covering the 2010s.

The Navy data showed that 211 firearms were reported lost or stolen. In addition, 63 firearms previously considered missing were recovered.

According to AP’s analysis of data from the Marines, 204 firearms were lost or stolen, with 14 later recovered.

To account for missing weapons, the Pentagon relies on incident reports from the services, which it keeps for only three years.

Pentagon officials said that approximately 100 firearms were unaccounted for in both 2019 and 2018. A majority of those were attributable to accidents or combat losses, they said. Even though AP’s total excluded accidents and combat losses whenever known, it was higher than what the services reported to the Pentagon.

The officials said they could only discuss how many weapons were missing dating to 2018. The reason: They aren’t required to keep earlier records.

The Air Force was the only service branch not to release data. It first responded to several Freedom of Information Act requests by saying no records existed. Air Force representatives then said they would not provide details until yet another FOIA request, filed 1.5 years ago, was fully processed.

The Army sought to suppress information on missing weapons and gave misleading numbers that contradict internal memos.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Brandon Kelley said the service’s property inventory systems don’t readily track how many weapons have been lost or stolen. Army officials said the most accurate count could be found in criminal investigative summaries released under yet another federal records request.

AP’s reading of these investigative records showed 230 lost or stolen rifles or handguns between 2010 and 2019 — a clear undercount. Internal documents show just how much Army officials were downplaying the problem.

The AP obtained two memos covering 2013 through 2019 in which the Army tallied 1,303 stolen or lost rifles and handguns, with theft the primary reason for losses. That number, which Army officials said is imperfect because it includes some combat losses and recoveries, and may include some duplications, was based on criminal investigations and incident reports.

The internal memos are not “an authoritative document,” Kelley said, and were not closely checked with public release in mind. As such, he said, the 1,303 total could be inaccurate.

The investigative records Kelley cited show 62 lost or stolen rifles or handguns from 2013 through 2019. Some of those, like the Beretta M9 used in four shootings in Albany, New York, were recovered.

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Republished with permission from The Associated Press.

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June 15, 2021 at 3:21 pm

easy remedy. Disarm the military. They don’t need guns. Guns bad!

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SCP 2713*: The Soul Locket

Item #: SCP-2713

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2713 is to be kept in a Secure Storage Vault at Site-43. Its container should be 9 in. X 9 in. X 9 in., with soft padding, so as to not cause any further damageDue to SCP-2713 now being worn, it is now considered contained alongside its wearer at Site-230.

Description: SCP-2713 is a violet locket of unknown origin. It is in a vaguely coffin-shaped design, with markings similar to Western Christianity etched in the front with symbols of unknown meaning inscribed along the sides. Years of use and travel have caused abrasions and cracks to form in it, although a touch reveals that some of these are visual, almost as if the damages have become nothing but scars.

The exact origin of the locket is unknown, as it has appeared in several pieces of art, including the unedited version of the 1932 film Freaks, a Japanese feudal painting [REDACTED], and described in detail by a monk in 120█. Additionally, it is not known who made it, although speculation commonly falls to a GOI.

On its own the locket shows no sign of anomalous activity, and cannot do anything if there is no contact with human touch. Even when contact is made it seems to show no physical change. Its anomaly only seems to activate when held or worn. If the locket is held and the holder perishes by any means, their soul is torn from their body and becomes sealed inside the locket. If the locket is worn, it will bind itself to the wearer (who becomes SCP-2713-1), becoming impossible to take off until the user expires or successfully frees all the spirits inside.

The spirits in the locket (referred to as SCP-2713-A and onwards) remain in the locket until the can accomplish a final, personal task, in which case they are freed and disappear from this plane of existence. To accomplish their goal, the spirits can possess the host wearing 2713 and have been noted to fight for control over the host at times. Outside of this the spirits can physically manifest outside of the locket, but can only go approximately 10 meters before they are halted by a green chain acting as a tether.

After a suggestion from Dr. ██████, the tests temporarily shifted from about the spirits to the locket itself. Due to this, a secondary anomaly was discovered. It was found that the locket gains an extraordinary increase in durability once worn, as testing has shown it to shatter a standard handgun's bullets upon contact. Additionally, an increase in overall physical resilience is seen to be passed on to whoever wears SCP 2713.

Addendum 1: On 6/23/20██, SCP-2713 was rediscovered and successfully recontained. Due to SCP-2713 being brought back and found bound to an individual, SCP-2713 and the new 2713-1 it was attached to were transported to Site-230

Don't forget to add this addendum and edit the initial containment procedures. And don't forget to delete the redundancy, Phil!

--Dr. Travel

Addendum 2-a: After psychological tests and interviews with SCP-2713-1, revealed to be known as Marcus Woods, further information was found about the current status of SCP-2713, including that there were currently twenty (20) souls residing inside.

Addendum 2-b: The following is a list of all the current souls residing within SCP-2713.

Elliot Lundell - A serial killer who was notorious for using his business of a sweet shop to allow him to murder those that stood in the way of him and his goal to romance the man of his dreams. Before he died, there were rumors that he tried to teach his ways of murder to his younger brother and current Brunshire student Elias Lundell. Elliot had the title “The Lovestruck Life-Taker” in life

Teala Vasquez - A polite maid with exceptional skills and top marks in the Maid Training Academy. However, she earned her title of the “Murderous Maid” due to her frequent use of poison to murder the owners of the houses she cleaned. A moment of sloppiness got her caught, and now she is trapped inside the locket she found.

Jules Forth - A man seemingly cursed with horrid luck. Around him things would break, he would get hurt, and people would die. So many people have died around him that he earned the name of the “Unlucky Unlifer”. His end occurred after he had a date with the mayor’s daughter, took her to the movies, and she was crushed by a girder. He was then gunned down by a mob stirred up by the mayor.

Morticia Aeron - Twin sister of Brunshire student [REDACTED] Aeron, the both of them were serial killers known by their childish moniker of “The Death-namic Duo”. Despite their best efforts, Morticia was caught and killed. Tests found that she is more likely to take control of the Soul Locket’s host.

Zechariah Z. Zaidan - Student of Kretchmar College and twin brother of a Brunshire student. He was known well on the dark web as the “Violent Vivisector” In his last live stream, where he shared the locket on screen, he was swatted and ended up being shot dead.

Irina Kata - With twenty-five murders under her belt, “The Bloody Bride” had earned a reputation as a feared woman to wed; She murdered every single man she’s married. A testimony from a man trapped in a different anomaly revealed that she was being manipulated until her untimely death at age twenty-four (24).

Nyx Kalliope - Mother of SCP ████, Nyx Kalliope ran the now-known Hades Hotel. It is confirmed that she tried to mold her children into killers, and we know now that she was successful with her son who now runs it. Some spirits who haunt the hotel are from her cruelty, but are unaware of her demise.

“+1UP” - Known only by this gaming tag, he was a famous gamer known for taking over leaderboards and dominating any game he started. However, he was very sensitive to any actual or perceived mockery of his physique due to his constant time in the gym (Ex. Calling him a “meathead” or making fun of his thicker fingers, etc.) He sought to punish them for their jeers, successfully gaining their location, and strangling them with the cord of his controller. It took five bullets to put him down.

Ajax Lycaon - A former police chief, he learned that his division was full of racists who took pleasure in bending the law to harm and kill people. Filled with rage, he massacred his division, saying that he knew that they would only get a slap on the wrist for what they’d done. After this, he took a security job at Brunshire. He was killed on the day of the Time Wrym, and died with the locket outside the looping area, trapping his spirit into the locket, but caught his body in the time loop.

Sam Sidney - Known as the “Thames Trampler”, they seek to punish those that try to get away from their crimes in the dark. They are known for their modified boot they used to step through heads. They were ambushed by a criminal gang, who drowned them in the Thames.

Matilda Dodge - Known as the “Crimson Crockpotter”, she seemed like a perfectly normal, bubbly woman. Her sweet smile hid what her main goals were: To kill and make people into meals, and serve them to others. Anyone that ticked her off usually ended up in her titular crockpot. She was caught by a sheriff and accidentally electrocuted on her crockpot’s exposed cable.

Gabriella Emily - A convict from ███████ Penitentiary. Nicknamed “Gabby the Garroter”, she killed many both outside and inside the prison. Her massacre came to an end after getting caught in a work-related accident that cost her her life

Rime Turpentine - A former lighthouse keeper off the coast of [REDACTED], he was infamous for purposefully shutting off the lighthouse and running aground the ships, then looting whatever he could that ended up on the shore. He sank more than 20 ships before a survivor broke into the lighthouse and killed him.

“Classy Lassy” Cassidy - A pop idol who took the world by storm for her role in making strives for the idol business in America. Unfortunately, a bad encounter with a fan caused her to take his life. She then went off the rails, soon intentionally luring fans of all kinds to their demise, although her preferred method was with her microphone. She met her end when a stage light plummeted straight onto her.

Adam Sivers - A animatronic designer, eccentric engineer, and father of a Brunshire student. He manufactured several animatronics that he used to murder his competition in all realms of business. He was ultimately murdered by one of his own inventions.

“Herb” - A horticulturist with a heart of gold, it was interesting that he ended up on this list. It turns out he is the father of the POI and now SCP Yam. This means “Herb” was part of the Flora Fighters, and murdered many under the order of Madam Chrysanthemum.

Kazuichi Brekker - A charming photographer from a certain GOI, he was a sick killer. He would bash his victims’ heads in with his camera equipment, and then photograph them to put up on the dark web. He even streamed the process a few times. He was foolish and killed somebody who had a tracker on them and was gunned down.

Jericho - A shepherd who was devastated when he found his sheep had been killed and kidnapped for their meat and wool. He was consumed with rage, and used his shepherd’s crook to snap the necks of all who were involved. He would’ve succeeded if he wasn’t mauled to death by the criminal’s hounds.

Morgan Baker - A Victorian winemaker and distributor, Morgan worked hard to get where they were. However, they kept getting upset at their establishment being ruined all the time, and so they took the rowdy patrons out with their trusty bottle. They forced their customers to drink alcohol until they died. Ultimately they were in the bar when it was set ablaze, and died in it.

Ayusha Ranjan - A honey hunter from Nepal, she had to fight with those attempting to disrupt nature continuously after a money-obsessed GOI made moved to claim the area. She got her vengeance by drowning the criminals in honey. She was unfortunately sniped and unceremoniously dumped into a nearby river.

--This poor kid, not only basically cursed with an anomalous object but also they're all mass murderers! Maybe I should ask Site Director █████ how he's doing?

--Dr. Travel

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This video is 100% correct. You CANNOT complete Texas voter registration online. You can fill out the form at votetexas.gov, but you still have to print it out, sign it and mail it in or take it to your county's voter registrar's office.*

Also of note: You have to have a mailing address in the county in which you'll be voting.**

And DO NOT FORGET on Election Day (or during early voting) that you MUST have PHOTO ID at the polls.***

The only acceptable forms are:

Texas driver's license

Official Texas ID card

U.S. passport

U.S. military ID

Texas election ID certificate

U.S. citizenship certificate with photo

Texas handgun license (because of fucking course they would)

These forms of ID cannot be expired by more than four years or they'll be rejected.

Voting in Texas can be especially challenging for college students (who may be registered to vote in another county from their college) and homeless people. If you or someone you know falls into one of those categories, you might find helpful insights in this article from the Texas Tribune regarding college students and this article from Texas Monthly regarding homeless people.

*Sorry, people who don't have a printer or time/transportation to go the registrar's office. You're probably young or poor, and wouldn't vote for Republicans anyway!

**Unless you're casting a mail-in ballot, in which case, make sure you know all the hoops you have to jump through and ensure you're eligible to do so. It's absurd.

***There IS a workaround if you can't "reasonably obtain" photo ID; details are listed here. (But I wouldn't bet on my vote being counted without photo ID, honestly.)

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Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday, repeating findings it made a year ago.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan wrote that it had complied with a high court request that it review its December 2023 decision in light of a June ruling by the Supreme Court in another gun case.

The Supreme Court also asked seven other state and federal courts to reexamine their decisions, the 2nd Circuit noted.

The appeals court said the Supreme Court case involved a regulation of firearms “quite different” than New York’s.

Last December, a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit said New York could continue enforcing laws banning firearms in 20 categories of “sensitive” locations and could require handgun owners to be of “good moral character.”

It also disallowed a requirement that handgun license applicants reveal their social media accounts and blocked a ban on concealed weapons in places such as shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

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I have some questions

[1] If these are the bags that that hunters and target shooters use to haul weaponry or go hunting HOW is it that TSA is NOT detecting gunpowder residue?

We don’t have firearms in our home and yet both my wife and I have been pulled out of line and swabbed at various times. Our luggage opened and every item checked. Because of some powder residue that might be gunpowder.

If they are the bags for hunting and shooting WHY weren’t the Defendants concerned about residue?

If they are not the bags - why the ammo?

[2] I have trouble accepting that one person failed to check his luggage.

That when they pulled the empty suitcase out of storage they failed to hear the metallic chink of bullets banging against each other in a plastic baggie.

BUT THREE. Within a month? All in Turks and Caicos? Not the only country with strict gun laws.

[3] Assuming that the actual events are as all three defendants claim…

WTF is wrong with USAmericans that they will not secure their arms and ammo?

Every goddam underage school shooter has gotten their high capacity high cycling weapons from their own family.

These military knockoffs weren’t in gun safes with biometric locks only the adults could open up because of “teenagers in the house”.

With maybe a shot gun or revolver out for home defense when the parents weren’t there.

As well as every one the 400 (in 2023) toddler-fires-weapon shootings was a unsecured, loaded, safety off, round in the chamber, family owned handgun.

With the trigger pull modified so that an otherwise insufficient grip of a child could discharge the gun.

For any automatics, the second safety in the grip must have been deliberately disabled.

If revolvers how could a toddler squeeze with sufficient strength to rotate the cylinder?

Gun safety in the US is a sick joke!

[4] WTF kind of bullet is undetected by a TSA metal detector?

I’ve been pulled out of line for a metal zipper in my jeans. Another time for the metallic gum wrapper waded up in my shirt. My wife for a pair of blunt end scissors.

[5]. Vacationed in Turks and Caicos.

Flew in and out of their airport. A much much much more relaxed and easy going experience than going through TSA while flying domestically in the USA. Yet somehow T&C are the super-Sherlocks at finding baggies of ammo?

If you want to tell me that there is something else going on and that the three obtained the bullets AFTER they left the US - that seems more rational.

Such as

‘Sovereign citizens’ or gun-huggers challenging foreign laws?

Wives finding away to dispose of unwanted husbands?

Obtaining ammo smuggled in on a private boat in either case?

No one claims the ammo was ‘planted’

Something stinks!

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pennzance · 2 years ago

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Bit of a different post from me today. This is a long comment from Reddit about the recent gun violence in Texas (case not specified, too many to count and rising), and it has some good information in it along with some commentary I happen to agree with.

Reddit user Col_Irving_Lambert writes:

"Here it comes yet again: "No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Happens Regularly"

Are we not tired of this? I sure as fuck am.

Now that I have your attention probably after seeing this post for hopefully multiple times I’d like to get something off my chest and personal soapbox today. Buckle up,

"The first girl I walked up to was crouched down covering her head in the bushes, so I felt for a pulse, pulled her head to the side and she had no face."

We live now in a country in which our children are randomly put to death in public, so that our congressmen can pose with weapons of war, by Right Wing Terrorists. We live in a country where the amount of stickers in the back of our lifted trucks equates to how many rounds of AR ammunition are stockpiled in our closet.

We live now in a country where we ban books, where we ban drag shows, where we ban doctors from helping kids in crisis, where we ban women from making choices with their bodies. We ban people from voting because some don’t like how they might vote, we ban representatives from state legislators for how they have voted, we ban immigrants, we ban some stem cells, and we ban transgender athletes, we even ban water bottles on planes.

BUT WE DO NOT BAN ASSAULT RIFLES (or assault-like or lite rifles or especially Semi automatic ones as some ammosexuals like to point out) DO WE?

Our children are randomly put to DEATH in public. Our Teachers, our friends. Our Family. Some of them just want to go and enjoy an afternoon at a mall together. Never to return. To protect somebody's right to randomly put another innocent person to death, once a month, once a week, once a day, once AN HOUR.

Well since my last update, a 14-year-old was shot in the head. What did this child do? She was playing hide and seek.

When it becomes unmistakably obvious with each death, a little piece of us dies inside, and within 10 years, or 1 year, or 1 month. The pain of that is too large to process, so we simply pretend that it doesn’t hurt anymore. We simply pretend that it doesn't hurt to think of the horror and the terror of those children and those adults in their final moments. We simply stop dealing with it. Or fighting back against it. Or recognizing that the gore and brains on the sidewalks outside the malls of this country and our streets might as well be our own.

And it turns out the good guys with guns can’t stop it. And the responsible gun owners can’t stop it, and the politicians won’t stop it and insist that thoughts and prayers are working and if you disagree with them you are one of those who doesn’t believe in an almighty god who is absolutely in control of our lives?

That translates insanely as the solution to all of these nightmares. God and we want the thirteen thousand nine hundred people shot to death in this country already this year? Did God want them dead?

I say bullshit.

Now we have news conferences, and without emotion, it’s read off the number put to death this TIME, and the number transported to the hospital and how badly they feel. Do you realize they now treat the public execution of more people, as if it was…BAD WEATHER?

Gun massacres are not bad weather.

So we ban licenses to carry handguns in Texas, give the ability for open carry all over the United States, and Ban mental health care by cutting the budgets. Ban abortion because we are pro-life, and ban books because the children are too precious to be indoctrinated, and ban drag shows because we must protect kids from grooming and we must make sure those kids are happy and fit so SOMEBODY CAN GET A WEAPON OF WAR AND EVERY OTHER DAY PUT GROUPS OF OUR CHILDREN TO DEATH.

But at least those kids were not taught something as terrible as CRT.

80 percent believe in banning assault weapons. 80 PERCENT. 81 percent believe in raising the age to buy guns or at least keeping the age at 21. 81 percent believe in enforcing existing gun laws, and 87 percent want background checks for all gun purchases and these numbers are from 2 WEEKS AGO in a poll done by FOX NEWS.

And yet non of this can pass our elected officials? BULLSHIT.

It is time for a change. Spread how you feel far and wide. Copy this, put in your story (how many of us now have been personally affected or know someone at this point), and let your representatives and the whole goddamn Country know, the whole damn planet!

NO MORE!

So now to boost the signal on some actual honest to god things that could be done about this never-ending nightmare?

For starters, the next generation is tired of this shit and is planning a sit-in at the capital on June 6th. Here is a relevant link:

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1655293349245452289

And also this goes without saying this group has some amazing ideas:

https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/

This website is dedicated to having the media stop reporting the perpetrator's names to prevent glorifying mass murderers

https://nonotoriety.com

The Gun Violence Archive is also a really useful source on shootings. Their statistics are highly accurate and they have an up-to-date list of all that occurred in the last 72 hours

https://gunviolencearchive.org

@Emilyinyourphone on Instagram shares scripts and other resources for calling your local representative, it even has a campaign right now for mothers to get their loved ones to call instead of flowers for Mother’s Day.

Copy this post or take their info but please. Take a minute and boost the signal.

Some stats to back up this rant because Credible Hulk always comes angry and with sources.

Guns deaths by state

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gun-deaths-per-capita-by-state

and just because it’s becoming increasingly relevant by the day

Texas Mass Shootings Up 62.5 Percent Since Permitless Carry Bill

This WaPo article on the damage that an AR-15 does to a body is sobering but important reading.

THE BLAST EFFECT | This is how bullets from an AR-15 blow the body apart

And finally, Check out

https://www.everytown.org/

They’re pushing to end gun violence. The more people who make their voices heard the bigger difference we can make."

If you can, please re-blog and boost the signal. This shit is getting out of hand and has been for WAY too long. Zance out.

#dont let our kids get murdered anymore please #weapons dont get rights #signal boost #dad stuff #pmseymourva #writerscommunity #spread this anywhere you can

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vbartilucci · 2 years ago

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The former Republican congressman was fined $250, without probation, and his firearm will be returned, his attorney said.

Obvious question is obvious - how would a person of another demographic group, or a lower level of fame or notoriety been treated and charged?

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lahoreuniversity · 2 years ago

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ahdenyadahling · 2 years ago

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Final Fantasy XV - Fate & Destiny

Chapter Four, Part Two

I was going to ask where we were going and their purpose, seeing as how they were posing as Hunters to keep eyes off of the prince, but what was their goal? I kept quiet though, as Ignis was focused on driving, Prompto was playing a game on his phone, Noctis had closed his eyes to take an early nap, and Gladio had his nose in a book. I sat back to watch the scenery in silence, leaving the life I’d known behind.

Less than an hour had passed before Ignis pulled the car onto the side of the road and announced, “We’re on foot from here.”

The four exited the vehicle and I followed, unsure of what to expect. Noctis and Prompto took off at a jog, heading into an open field a little west of where I remembered Wiz’s Chocobo Race Track was. Ignis followed a few yards behind them. Gladio kept pace beside me as I tried to keep up.

“So, uh, this thing with Prompto,” he sounded a little hesitant to speak, but continued, “what is it, exactly?”

Since Ignis had said the group would ‘speak on it later,’ I kept my explanation minimal. “I won’t say the exact details right now, but I need to protect him.”

He nodded in apparent understanding. “Quid Pro Quo, I see.”

I gulped and quickened my steps. It was much more serious than that.

Gladio went on, “How are you supposed to protect him? You have weapons training? Magic?”

My slowed pace and silence was answer enough for him. He slowed with me, and we came to a halt. He put a comforting hand on my shoulder. “Listen, kid, you’re not ready for this, but, I get that it’s something you need to do. Protecting Noctis is my one and only job, but I keep an eye on Prompto, and Iggy, too. So just sit this one out, we’ll talk later, alright?”

My lower lip was trembling as I nodded my assent. Gladio tucked me under the chin as a sign of encouragement, but all it did was force my eyes to meet his. His expression changed from a confident smile to something almost like pity. Gladio turned his head as Noct called his name, then immediately turned, running to join them. I did as ordered and stayed back. It didn’t look like they were fighting anything this time, just searching the ground. A few minutes later, Noctis and Prompto ran ahead, and Ignis called for me. I followed them at a relatively safe distance, fifty or so feet back. I could keep them all in full view without getting in their way. We spent several hours running through the open fields, and I didn’t question what they were after. When we eventually came across another small pack of Voretooths, my heart was in my throat as I watched from afar, ducked behind a fallen log. The way the four fought was amazing, leaping over each other, shouting commands, using magical weapons that I had never before seen. Gladio’s great sword, Noct’s short sword, Ignis’s daggers, Prompto’s handguns, they all seemed to manifest with blue light into their hands at will, then disappear when not in use. When the fighting appeared to be over, I stood, and saw Noctis’s sword flying through the air, aimed at me!

“Noct!” Ignis yelled gruffly.

The young Prince, who I believe was only a year or so older than I, materialized in front of me, as if he had transported with the sword in my direction. I flinched as Noct slammed his shoulder into me as he awkwardly landed. Ignis reminded him, “She is not the enemy!”

“Sorry,” he apologized half-heartedly, almost annoyed, “I forgot she was there, I saw movement.”

I opened my mouth to speak, to apologize myself for causing them distress, but Gladiolus raised his voice.

“In any case,” he reprimanded me as he approached, “you didn’t even move to defend yourself. We need to work on that.”

I nodded and apologized, and Prompto interrupted: “Are we gonna eat soon? It’s been all day! And my feet hurt!”

Ignis scolded, “We’ll rest when Noct says it’s time.”

Noctis glanced up at the sky. There were some light clouds overhead in the darkening blue sky, but not enough to obscure the view of the first few stars. “It is getting a bit late.”

Ignis nodded, “I doubt we’ll make it back to town before dark.” He glanced at me, adding to the others, “Being that’s when the daemons appear, I’d rather not face them in our current situation. Perhaps we should make camp.”

Prompto threw up his arms as Noct curled his lip. “Camping? Again?”

I offered, “I don’t mind camping. I enjoy it, actually.”

Gladio’s smile returned and he crossed his large arms over his chest. “A lady after my own heart. Camping it is.”

We walked a bit further, following Noctis as he led us to an outcropping of rock, smooth on top, with carved symbols around the perimeter. I assumed it was more magic. It seemed these young men knew what their assigned chores were for set up: Noctis and Prompto set up chairs and a small campfire, Ignis began to prepare dinner, and I assisted Gladiolus with pitching the one large tent they shared. After rolling out their four sleeping bags, Prompto asked the inevitable question, “Uh, where’s she sleeping?”

At once, all eyes shifted away from me, and their awkward mumbles began. Hands raked through their hair, necks were scratched, and finally I said with a shrug, “I have no problem sleeping outside the tent. I’ve done it before.”

“Absolutely not,” Ignis almost sounded angry, “I shall prepare our sleeping arrangements.”

I came to realize that Ignis was the final voice of reason, and usually everyone obeyed with no further complaints. The exception was Noctis, who muttered, “Whatever,” before taking out his phone and sitting before the campfire. After a moment’s hesitation, Prompto hopped to his feet, tapping Noct on the shoulder, urging him to look at something on his phone, something funny, if I assume correctly, to keep the Prince’s mind from the subject at hand. With my chore completed, I backed away, distancing myself from the group. I sat on the edge of the precipice, my legs dangling over the side. Yet I pulled them back up to my chest quickly, recalling how they had almost been Voretooth food just the day before. I cast a quick glance over my shoulder, seeing Prompto at the fireside, removing his boots as he hopped on one leg. He waved at it as if it smelled bad and tossed it aside, causing Noct to laugh. I was beginning to understand their dynamic: Ignis was the caretaker, Gladiolus was the bodyguard, and Prompto was Noctis’s outlet for normalcy, the comic relief. And I had thrown a wrench into their group with that damned Scroll.

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the-bau-quinjet · 4 years ago

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Secret's Out

Summary: Request! Reid and Y/N are secretly dating, but their business doesn't stay their business for long.

Warnings: Criminal Minds level violence

Word Count: 2974

a/n: Thank you for the request! I hope you like it :)

Sorry this took forever! It took me a while to think of case details that I liked and then I kept rewriting parts. I think I'm finally happy with it though!

Masterlist

"Spencer!" You pushed him away. "The doors could open at any moment! How are we supposed to keep this a secret if Morgan walks in on us kissing in the elevator?" You raised a brow at him.

"On average, elevators travel at a speed of 200 ft/min or about 4 seconds per floor. Being on the fifth floor means we have about 20 seconds to ourselves." He smiled triumphantly.

"Yeah, until someone surprises us on floor 3." You rolled your eyes, stepping out of the doors once they opened.

"I can't help it. I'm just... really happy with you." He whispered softly.

"I'm really happy too." You smiled at him. You were about to lean in when the elevator doors opened once again to reveal JJ and Emily.

"Hey guys, ready for another case?" Emily glanced between you suspiciously, but thankfully didn't ask any prying questions.

"Yep, let's go!" You turned quickly, walking into the round table room without so much as a glance back at the three agents by the elevator.

"What's with her?" JJ questioned.

"Said she didn't sleep well last night. Must be all the caffeine." He held his own cup off coffee up in solidarity before also walking to the round table room.

"Alright, we've got 3 dead in Billings, Montana. All three were law enforcement, and all three were found this morning around the city." You listened as Penelope introduced the details of the case.

"Could be someone who feels the police didn't do a good enough job protecting a loved one?" You threw out a theory.

"Or someone who feels wronged by the criminal justice system as a whole." Rossi added on.

"Either way, they likely won't stop until we catch them. Wheels up in 20." Hotch rose from his seat as he spoke, wasting no time in preparing for take off.

You all dispersed briefly to grab your go bags, meeting back at the SUVs to head to the jet.

Once boarded, it didn't take long for the conversation to start up again.

"When we land, L/N go to the morgue. Dave, Prentiss take the first and second crime scenes, they're only a mile apart. Morgan and Reid, check out the third scene. I'll head to the precinct with JJ."

With Hotch's instructions set, you took what little time you had left on the flight to go over the causes of death.

"Anything stand out to you on the bodies?" You asked the ME after going over the blunt force trauma and bullet wounds.

"There's tape residue and bruising on the wrists and ankles. Based on the state of bruising, they were likely held for about 3 days before they were killed."

"Thank you for your help." You shook hands, pulling out your phone to call Hotch.

"Hotchner."

"Hotch, they were held for days before they were killed. How did nobody notice they were missing?" There was nothing in the reports that indicated the victims were reported missing prior to being found.

"We just found the same pattern. They all used vacation days for various reasons in the days leading up to their deaths. Meet us back at the precinct and Reid can explain the whole pattern."

"Okay, I'm leaving now." You hung up just as you reached the SUV. Throughout the drive, you couldn't stop thinking that something wasn't adding up.

The victims were taken in the same day. It didn't make sense for the unsub not to escalate. So, why aren't any officers unaccounted for?

Suddenly, a truck crashed into your SUV, sending you flying off the road. A figure dressed in black opened the door and dragged you from the car.

"Agent L/N, it's so good to see you again." A male voice spoke, but you couldn't place it.

He hit you over the head with a handgun before dragging you to his own vehicle.

"Where's L/N?" Emily questioned when her and Rossi returned from the second dumpsite.

"On her way back from the ME." Hotch answered. "Did you find anything useful?"

"They truly are dumpsites. Both bodies were found by dumpsters, sending a pretty clear message." Dave replied.

"Same for the third site." Derek added on.

"All three victims were single and took time off leading up to their death. Nobody would've notice that they were missing until it was too late." Reid supplied the final bit of information gathered.

Hotch's phone rang before anyone else could comment. The frantic sound of Garcia's nails clicking against her keyboard echoed through the phone. She was talking before anyone could greet her.

"You need to see this, check your tablets."

Confused glances were exchanged as everyone, barring Reid, opened their tablets. Reid glanced over Morgan's shoulder to observe as well.

A seemingly live video that Garcia received a link to was streaming to the tablets.

A single woman sitting in a chair could be seen in the frame. Her wrists and ankles were bound to the chair with thick, gray tape and a bag was over her head.

"Garcia, what is this?" Hotch asked almost immediately.

"I was emailed the link just now. It's not streaming anywhere else online." Her reply came quickly, the sound of typing still filling in the silence.

"Can you trace it?" Rossi questioned.

"I'm trying, but it's being routed through multiple proxy servers."

"Did the email say anything?" Emily chimed in.

"No, it was just the link- Wait. I just got another email." She paused as the new email loaded. "It's addressed to Reid."

Every set of eyes in the room turned to Reid.

"What does it say?" He felt the nerves beginning to grow waiting for Garcia to read the words aloud.

"Dr. Reid,

I hope you remember me. What am I saying, of course you do. I've got something of yours that you might want back. You see Dr. Reid, you and your team ruined me. My family, my career, all of it, just gone. I thought I'd return the favor. A person's phone can be so informative. Tell me, does your team know about your girlfriend? I've so enjoyed getting reacquainted with her.

Happy hunting."

Spencer's face went white as he looked at Morgan's tablet again. His thoughts were racing. How did he not recognize you before? Even with the bag over your head, he should've known it was you.

"It's her." His words were barely a whisper.

"This is your girlfriend?" Morgan gestured to the screen again. Spencer could only nod in reply, his mind unable to focus on anything except you.

"Reid, listen to me. You've got to tell us everything you know about her. We'll have to split up. You can go back to Quantico with Emily and Morgan, the rest of us will stay here to work on our current case." Hotch was already devising a strategy to work both cases.

"There's no need." His words made sense to him, but sounded cryptic to the rest of the team.

"Kid, of course there is. We'll help you get her back." Morgan placed a hand on his shoulder, effectively shocking him back to the present situation.

"There's no need to split up because she's here. She's in Montana." Before he could continue, everyone was asking questions.

"Give me a phone number and I'll get you a location." Garcia was already typing away again.

"Are you sure she's here?" JJ's brows furrowed. She did her best to hide the hurt of her best friend hiding his girlfriend from her, again.

"Why would she be here?" Rossi added.

"How did she get here? Maybe we can track the transportation and figure out means of abduction." Emily was the only one thinking about the case.

Like ripping off a bandaid, Spencer blurted out the truth.

"It's Y/N."

He was met with silence in the room as everyone absorbed the information.

Garcia caught up first, a sudden gasp sounding through the phone.

"So, then that's Y/N... in the video..." Her voice wavered.

As if a switch was flipped, the team was back on the case.

"Garcia, get me a list of anyone who would have a grievance with the team." Hotch ordered.

"Go through anyone who was falsely accused. Start with cases in or around Montana. He would want to keep this close to home." Rossi specified.

"We've only had one case in Montana since Y/N joined the team." Reid supplied the knowledge as it came to him. "A name, I need a name." He muttered to himself, pulling his hair as he roughly ran his hands through it and over his face. "Garcia, look into Jameson Braddock."

"Got it." She immediately began a background check, searching through case files and news articles for additional information. "i'll get back to you with locations." With that, she hung up.

"Fill us in, kid. Who is Jameson Braddock." Morgan lead Reid to a chair, gently easing him into it.

"Our last case in Montana, Emily and I went to interview a witness." Emily nodded, the memories slowly coming back to her.

"He wasn't very forthcoming, and then he tried to run." She added on.

"Exactly, except he didn't make it very fair. We arrested him, but it turned out he was only guilty of selling alcohol to minors. When word of his arrest got out, the whole town thought it was for the serial rapes and murders we were investigating even though it was never confirmed."

"By the time we corrected the media, it was too late." JJ supplied, also remembering the man.

"So, he killed three officers just to draw us out back out here?" Morgan refocused the conversation on the current case.

"It looks that way now. The media knew we were coming, so he must have as well." Emily theororized. "If he followed us from the airport, he would've seen Y/N leave by herself."

"He likely didn't know about your relationship until he abducted her and went through her phone." Hotch paced the room.

"He's flaunting his power over us." Rossi chimed in just as Hotch's phone rang again.

"Garcia, what've you got?"

"Three addresses in Billings, Montana. Jameson Braddock has been on a downward spiral since your last trip there. His entire life fell apart, like he said. Divorced, his wife moved to Nebraska with their two kids. He lost his job at the high school, and was evicted from his house when he could no longer pay the bills." She listed the information quickly.

"He has ties to three addresses. Nobody has moved into his previous house, so it's vacant. He's got a small apartment in the northern part of the city which he pays for through working odd hours at Taco Bell. Finally, he briefly worked security at a now abandoned warehouse."

"An apartment wouldn't be enough space to hold her without the chance of someone hearing. She's not there." Rossi eliminated the location as an option.

"We'll split up to cover the warehouse and the house-" Hotch began, but Reid cut him off.

"No, we shouldn't split up. She's got to be at the house. The warehouse has no connection to his previous life. He wants revenge for our perceived wrongdoing, he wouldn't make his last stand at a new location." Reid was already putting on a bullet proof vest. Despite how his mind was racing, he refused to show how afraid he was.

"You're sure?" Morgan asked, on the fence about committing to one location.

"Absolutely." With that, Reid was out the door heading for the SUVs.

"Rossi, Emily head around back. I'll take the front with Reid. JJ and Morgan, the side door." Hotch instructed the team to split up upon arrival at the house.

Reid wasted no time in approaching the house. He was confident you were inside, but he didn't know what was happening to you.

The main floor was cleared quickly. Again, the team split up to cover the upper level and the basement.

Knowing you were likely downstairs, Reid immediately started that direction, JJ and Hotch following him.

It wasn't hard for him to find you. You were still tied to the chair in the middle of the room, bag over your head.

Before anyone could stop him, Reid lowered his gun and ran to you. He gently maneuvered the bag off your head, stopping his movements only when he felt something press into his back.

"Dr. Reid. So kind of you to join us." Braddock spoke maniacally, pressing the gun against Reid's head.

"Drop your weapon." Hotch commanded, but the man only cackled in response.

'Y/N... Y/N." Reid gently shook you in an attempt to wake you up.

"She can't hear you." Braddock singsonged.

"What did you do?" Reid tried to turn to him only to feel the gun press further into his head.

"Like I said in my email, you people ruined my life. They took everything from me, so I thought I'd try to return the favor." During his short speech, Braddock shifted just enough for JJ to get a clean shot.

He fell to the ground, gun clattering across the floor.

Reid moved quickly to remove the tape binding you to the chair while Hotch called for a medic in the basement.

The entire team watched as you were wheeled into the ambulance, still unconscious, none more scared than Spencer.

"She's going to be fine, Spence." JJ tried to reassure him, nonetheless his pacing continued.

"You don't know that. We don't even know what he did to her." He had one hand anxiously running through his hair, the other pinching the bridge of his nose in distress.

Just then, a doctor emerged from behind closed doors.

"F/N L/N." She called into the waiting room, slightly taken aback when the group of agents rushed to her.

"It was touch and go for a while, but she got here just in time." It was visible to even the least qualified profiler how relieved the team felt. Their previously tense shoulders relaxed, frowns turned to small smiles, wide eyes and raised brows pinched together with joy.

"What happened?" Emily posed the question everyone was thinking.

"In short, she was drugged. It's not clear what exactly was used, but it was likely a mix of drugs that attempted to stop her heart."

"Can we see her?" Morgan spoke next, cautiously eyeing Reid.

"You may, follow me." The doctor lead them through a series of hallways to your room. "She should be waking up soon."

With that the doctor left, allowing the team to file into the room. You looked strangely peaceful for someone who almost died.

"So..." JJ glanced between you and Spencer. "Girlfriend, huh?"

His eyes went wide. Instinctively, he turned to you for help, but you were still asleep. He opened his mouth to answer, but no words came out.

"Relax, kid." Morgan grinned. "We're happy as long as you two are happy."

Spencer smiled gratefully, looking at you with an adoring gaze. "We are happy."

"How long?' Emily gestured to your joined hands. Just before Spencer could answer, you groaned.

"I want to hear your guesses first." Your voice was raspy, but there was a clear smile on your face. "Also, what happened?"

The quickly explained the email Garcia received and the events that followed.

"Now that that's cleared up, do tell us how long you think we've been together. I know you've got a bet going." You narrowed your eyes, playfully glaring at each team member.

"4 months." Hotch begrudgingly admitted. JJ followed with 3 months, Derek and Rossi both betting 10 weeks, and Emily going with 6 weeks.

"Ha, you're all wrong." You smiled triumphantly, leaning closer to Spencer.

"Wait, we haven't heard from Garcia." Derek smirked as he rung her on speaker phone.

"Oh, my beautiful crime fighters. Y/N, are you okay?" Your smile widened at the concern in her voice.

"I am indeed, but I have a very important question for you." You glanced as Spencer briefly before continuing. "How long do you think Spence and I have been together?"

"Oh, I know this one!" Her excitement caught everyone but you off guard. "7 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days."

Spencer's jaw dropped as he stuttered out, "that's exactly right..."

"How'd you figure it out?" The group of profilers wore matching expressions of surprise as Penelope explained.

"Well, we had just finished testifying in the Bigelow trial. The whole team went out for drinks, and I could just see it in Y/N's eyes the next day that something wonderful happened. At first I just thought that she got some, but then I saw her and the good doctor in the kitchen getting coffee and I knew." Penelope's voice held a mixture of smugness and pure excitement.

"Babygirl, you didn't tell me?" Derek sounded genuinely offended.

"Y/N asked me not to." Even though you couldn't see her, you knew she punctuated the statement with a shrug.

"You knew, she knew?" Spencer turned to you in shock.

You nodded. "I could see it on her face the second I walked out of the kitchen. But she promised not to tell, so I didn't either."

"The two of you, thick as thieves." Rossi lamented.

"I love you so much." Spencer whispered into your ear as he pulled you in for a hug.

"I love you too." You whispered right back.

"Honestly, I'm glad the secret's out." You smiled at Spencer before looking at the rest of the team. "Although, I wish I didn't have to be kidnapped to tell you."

You spent a few more hours in the hospital before being cleared to go back to the hotel.

The next morning, you smiled to yourself as you were finally able to cuddle with Spencer during the flight home.

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