- Messages
- 6,985
- Reactions
- 21,487
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Office of Strategic Inte
lligence and Information Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics
Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in Federal Firearms Licensee
(FFL) Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on February 17, 2017
A total of 18,394 lost or stolen firearms were reported nationwide last year from FFLs. Of those firearms, 9,113 were reported as lost. Firearms are considered lost when an FFL takes a firearm into its inventory and later cannot account for the disposition of the firearm from its inventory during an inventory reconciliation.
The full report and details can be found here. https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/undefined/osii508fflthefts-lossescy16pdf/download
These vary greatly state to state. Its been said that most firearms thefts occur outside of the home as breaking in to a occupied place can be dangerous where most FFL thefts are done after hours or when closed making them easy targets. Look up guns smash and grabs on Youtube its not common but does occur enough.
lligence and Information Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics
Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in Federal Firearms Licensee
(FFL) Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on February 17, 2017
A total of 18,394 lost or stolen firearms were reported nationwide last year from FFLs. Of those firearms, 9,113 were reported as lost. Firearms are considered lost when an FFL takes a firearm into its inventory and later cannot account for the disposition of the firearm from its inventory during an inventory reconciliation.
The full report and details can be found here. https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/undefined/osii508fflthefts-lossescy16pdf/download
These vary greatly state to state. Its been said that most firearms thefts occur outside of the home as breaking in to a occupied place can be dangerous where most FFL thefts are done after hours or when closed making them easy targets. Look up guns smash and grabs on Youtube its not common but does occur enough.
