400 guns stolen from UPS in TN

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ATF: About 400 Guns stolen from UPS facility in Tennessee

PUBLISHED: 10/01/18 04:08 PM EDTUPDATED: 10/01/18 04:08 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — About 400 guns have been stolen from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis, Tennessee, and authorities are concerned about the theft's potential effect on public safety in this city and elsewhere.

Two people driving a U-Haul truck stole the weapons from a UPS facility in Memphis on Sunday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday. The agency is asking for the public's help in the case: It offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.


Investigators are looking into exactly how many guns were taken, but the estimate of 400 stolen firearms makes it one of the largest single gun thefts the ATF has investigated, bureau spokesman Michael Knight said. ATF agents and the Memphis Police Department are reviewing manifests and bills to determine where the guns were shipped from and where they were going.


Memphis, like other large metropolitan areas, has a problem with violent crime, including gun-related offenses. The metro area, with more than 1.3 million people, saw an estimated 15,737 violent crimes in 2017, FBI statistic showed.

UPS said in a statement that it is working with law enforcement but does not comment on open investigations.

Such a high number of stolen guns could present a danger to the safety of the public and first responders in the west Tennessee city and elsewhere because they could be transported to other places within hours, Knight said.

"We are concerned that the firearms will end up on the streets not only potentially in the Memphis area, but also across the country," Knight said. "The criminal element knows no geographical boundary."

ATF is asking the public to send it social media posts, photos or any other information related to the theft.

Knight said investigating a theft from a shipping facility is more complicated than a gun shop, for example, because weapons at gun stores are isolated in inventory.

"It's a very tedious process that we're looking at to make sure that every firearm is accounted for, from the shipper as well as from the receiver," Knight said.

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[Delkal]

$5000 reward for 400 firearms? They can do better than that.

[streaker69]

Betting an inside job.

[Bang]

Sounds illegal to me.

[sota]

Betting an inside job.

If it's not i'm impressed they pulled it off.
That kind of theft is always an inside job.

[Krichardson]

Yeah,I'm with the "inside job"crowd.

[Qtrborecrazy]

How long before UPS refuses to handle firearms?

[Krichardson]

This sure is enough to bring that about....just wait until the hogg kid gets wind of this.

[Delkal]

How long before UPS refuses to handle firearms?

Ding ding ding...........We have a winner!

[j_h_smith]

I'd love to hear the real story. How long does it take for 2 men to load 400+ long guns? This isn't a smash and grab type crime. This took many minutes. Like it's been said, this had to be an inside job. Somebody knew the ins and outs of that building and policy.