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<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of firearms and ammunition very
seriously and has robust procedures to deter and prevent loss and theft. Given the
dynamic nature of military training, exercises, and operations it is impossible to
mitigate against all risk. Nevertheless, all losses and thefts of firearms and ammunition
are fully and rigorously investigated, in partnership, as necessary, with civilian
police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers lost and stolen over the past two years are
shown below. These represent a tiny fraction of around 360,000 firearms that the MOD
owns and operates. In drafting the answer to these questions, it has become apparent
that the answer to Question 2466 was incorrect, overstating the losses and thefts
in the UK. The information has been corrected in this answer.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Operations Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="4"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td>
</td><td><p><strong>Lost/Accounted for</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lost
on Combat Ops</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recovered</p></td><td><p>1
x 40mm Grenade Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1
x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost
at sea</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p><p>1 x MP5
Pistol</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
Recovered</p></td><td><p>2 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>2 x Electronic Range Rifles</p></td><td
colspan="3"><p>1 x Deactivated 9mm Tokarev pistol</p><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1
x M4 Rifle</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Recovered</p><p>
</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost
at Sea</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td
colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recovered</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1 x Weapon Sight</p></td><td><p>2 x Deactivated</p><p>AK47 Rifle</p><p>1
x Replica Machine Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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