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Gun Theft
‘People want to arm up and protect themselves from the looters.’
"This is an epidemic,” said one law enforcement expert.
ATF
The agency is now emailing dealers instead of just calling them.
Most dealers located near a recent burglary did not recall being contacted.
The disclosure comes as the ATF is revealing new details on a big jump in firearms thefts that has law enforcement leaders alarmed.
New research indicates that people who routinely carry guns outside the home are at least three times as likely to have one stolen.
Nearly 850 firearms were stolen in the city last year, and those are just the ones police know about.
Armed With Reason
Gun rights advocates claim concealed carry is the answer to stopping criminals. The data says that's simply not possible.
With only two states regulating how gun shops secure their inventories after hours, gun store theft is often achieved via simple brute force.
Why gun thieves target cars, and why gun thefts of all kinds often go unreported.