There is no mention of "illegal firearms" in the report itself.
In fact the chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (responsible for the report) had this to say:
"Drastic budget cuts affecting law enforcement agencies across the country have put our officers at grave risk," said National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund chairman Craig Floyd.
"At a time when officers are facing a more cold-blooded criminal element and fighting a war on terror, we are cutting vital resources necessary to ensure their safety and the safety of the innocent citizens they protect."
By the end of this year, nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff's deputies will have been laid off, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released in October. And nearly 30,000 law enforcement jobs are unfilled.
“”By the end of this year, nearly 12,000 police officers and sheriff’s deputies will have been laid off, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report released in October. And nearly 30,000 law enforcement jobs are unfilled.”
Great! Still too damn many.
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But they support ze bam. They will stand with their stupid union and praise the bastich to high heaven while ‘holder’s people’ shoot them down. And they see no irony in this?
IOWs this is a lie that Eric "The Coward" Holder made up out of whole cloth.
Not a shred of truth in it.