Posted on May 31, 2023
Kansas City ATF: Parking lots are targets for criminals in search of guns
470
38
14
9
9
0
Ham told KSHB 41 that a major trend right now in KC is the theft of firearms from personal vehicles.
"Particularly outside of entertainment districts, sporting venues, places where firearms are not allowed to be carried in the state of Missouri," Ham said. "Those parking lots have become real targets for criminals to break in, looking primarily for firearms."
Ham urged gun owners to be more aware of how they advertise they may be in possession of a gun.
"Particularly outside of entertainment districts, sporting venues, places where firearms are not allowed to be carried in the state of Missouri," Ham said. "Those parking lots have become real targets for criminals to break in, looking primarily for firearms."
Ham urged gun owners to be more aware of how they advertise they may be in possession of a gun.
Kansas City ATF: Parking lots are targets for criminals in search of guns
Posted from kshb.com
Firearms and Guns
Kansas City
Crime
Posted 11 mo ago
Responses: 7
5
5
0
Good points, car safes with a tether will make it more difficult for thieves do they may move on.
(5)
(0)
3
3
0
SGT Jim Arnold
Lt Col Charlie Brown the only time I leave my firearm in my vehicle is when I go to the VA Clinic. with a LTC (license to carry) allows me greater latitude to go more places. If a facility doesn't allow it then they don't need my money
(2)
(0)
SGT Jim Arnold
grrr what happened to the edit button? I keep a gun safe in my vehicle to secure gun. The tether goes across the whole box
(0)
(0)
MSG Thomas Currie
People who have the good sense to carry everywhere else occasionally want or need to go into places where guns are prohibited.
(1)
(0)
2
2
0
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""ATF is also very focused on ballistics intelligence being recovered at these crime scenes," said John Ham, senior investigator for Kansas City ATF's Field Division. "We may not know who the person pulling the trigger is, but we can tell you the criminal history of that gun."
Ham told KSHB 41 that a major trend right now in KC is the theft of firearms from personal vehicles.
"Particularly outside of entertainment districts, sporting venues, places where firearms are not allowed to be carried in the state of Missouri," Ham said. "Those parking lots have become real targets for criminals to break in, looking primarily for firearms."
Ham urged gun owners to be more aware of how they advertise they may be in possession of a gun.
"If you've got a vehicle that has a number of firearms [or] manufacturer bumper stickers on it, that's something that potential thieves look for, and they'll target houses where those cars are parked," Ham said. "Same thing goes for what you're posting on social media. Certainly, if you're posting a lot of pictures, etc., with firearms, and those pictures are set so that anyone in the public can see those."
Another step gun owners should take, but aren't, according to Ham, is making note of a gun's identifying details."...
...""ATF is also very focused on ballistics intelligence being recovered at these crime scenes," said John Ham, senior investigator for Kansas City ATF's Field Division. "We may not know who the person pulling the trigger is, but we can tell you the criminal history of that gun."
Ham told KSHB 41 that a major trend right now in KC is the theft of firearms from personal vehicles.
"Particularly outside of entertainment districts, sporting venues, places where firearms are not allowed to be carried in the state of Missouri," Ham said. "Those parking lots have become real targets for criminals to break in, looking primarily for firearms."
Ham urged gun owners to be more aware of how they advertise they may be in possession of a gun.
"If you've got a vehicle that has a number of firearms [or] manufacturer bumper stickers on it, that's something that potential thieves look for, and they'll target houses where those cars are parked," Ham said. "Same thing goes for what you're posting on social media. Certainly, if you're posting a lot of pictures, etc., with firearms, and those pictures are set so that anyone in the public can see those."
Another step gun owners should take, but aren't, according to Ham, is making note of a gun's identifying details."...
(2)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google