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Subject:
Firearms Industry to Offer Reward in Tulsa Firearms Theft
NEWTOWN, Conn (NSSF) As part of a national initiative to help curb the criminal
acquisition and misuse of firearms, the National Shooting Sports
Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry --
has announced that it will match any rewards issued by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the October 25,
2009, burglary and theft of 17 handguns at Tulsa Firearms located at
5949 So. Garnett Rd. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The
matching reward payment by the NSSF will be granted only following
payment of the initial ATF reward, which is up to $5,000 for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible
for the crime.
"Our
reward offer will assist ATF and local law enforcement in solving
burglaries against firearms retailers and lead to the recovery of
stolen firearms before they can enter the illegal underground black
market," said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence
G. Keane.
Anyone
with information about this crime should contact ATF at 1-800-ATF-Guns
(800-283-4867), the ATF Tulsa Field Office at (918) 594-1800, or the
Tulsa Police Department at (918) 596-COPS. All calls will be kept
confidential.
The
NSSF does not have any additional information about the theft of these
firearms. Questions pertaining to the theft of these firearms should be
directed to the appropriate law enforcement entities listed above.
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