The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released its annual Federal Firearms License Theft/Loss Report.

Click here for a PDF of the report. 

The report shows Mississippi dealers reported 293 firearms that were either stolen or lost in 2020, a significant drop from 2019.

The report breaks down those numbers to show under what circumstances the guns disappeared:

• 223 Burglary
• 20 Larceny
• 21 Lost

According to the AFT report from 2019, Mississippi dealers reported 505 firearms stolen or lost.

Across the nation, more than 13,000 firearms were reported lost or stolen. Below is a breakdown of the type of firearms lost or stolen in the country:

• 6,703 pistols
• 2,974 rifles
• 1,306 revolvers
• 1,199 shotguns
• 660 receiver/frames
• 183 silencers
• 72 derringers
• 30 machine guns
• 46 other/unknown devices

Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) must report to ATF each missing, lost, or stolen firearm within 48 hours of discovery of the loss or theft by completing and forwarding a Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report. In addition, the FFL must also report the firearm theft or loss to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.