Reply #87: Guns are so secure that 170,000 guns are stolen every year

[billbuckhead]

WASHINGTON -- 1,695,482 firearms have been reported stolen to police since 1993, and they are frequently used in later crimes, according to a report released today by Americans for Gun Safety Foundation (AGSF).

The AGSF report, entitled Stolen Firearms: Arming the Enemy, found that gun theft is a two-edged problem: for the hundreds of thousands of gun owners and dealers who have been the victims of theft, and for the communities where the nearly 170,000 annual stolen guns end up, fueling the black market and being used in gun crimes. According to the report, six states - Alaska, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Georgia - have firearm theft rates of at least twice the national average. California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina had the most firearm thefts over the past 10 years.

<http://w3.agsfoundation.com/press_121702.htm>

Yep, guns are real secure.