44 Firearms Recovered After Deadly Tornado Rips Through Middle Tennessee

By Jacki Billings

Old Glory flies as a symbol of hope among the debris outside a home in Echo Valley Estates in Putnam County, Tennessee. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
A slew of firearms has been recovered from debris left over after a violent tornado ripped through Putnam County, Tennessee on March 3.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office told Guns.com that 44 total firearms have been turned over and they expect to see more as cleanup efforts continue. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said the department will do everything in its power to reunite gun owners with their lost property.
“The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is making every effort to return everyone’s firearms as soon as we can. We do have to follow state and federal guidelines regarding the return of firearms, so please continue to be patient with us,” Farris told Guns.com. “We will make sure to get everyone’s recovered property returned as soon as we safely and legally can.”
Thus far, the office has seen a mix of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Though no hard totals on the number of gun owners in Putnam County were available, the Tennessee Instant Check System, which runs background checks on potential gun buyers, reported over 547,000 firearms processed in 2019

Source: Guns.com