ATF takes a proactive approach to preventing gun thefts during hurricanes

By Christen Smith

Hurricane Irma, a powerful category five storm with top wind speeds of 185 mph, slammed into parts of the Caribbean Wednesday. This image captures some of the damage sustained on the island of St. Martin. (Photo: Reuters/ RCI Guadeloupe via CNN)
The ATF wants gun dealers and owners alike to safeguard their firearms as the active hurricane season shows no signs of slowing down.
As meteorologists warned Hurricane Irma — a powerful category five storm with top wind speeds of 185 miles per hour — could make landfall in Florida this weekend, the agency released advisories warning dealers to activate their disaster preparedness plans and protect inventory. The agency extended the warning to resident gun owners Wednesday.
“In the storms, we’ll go back to (Hurricane) Harvey, where again, people are taking advantage of the fact that there’s no on in the home,” ATF Special Agent Daryl McCrary told the ABC affiliate in Orlando. “They’re going out, sometimes in the midst of the storm, or very soon after the storm, and they’re looting.”
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast Aug.25, packing winds of 130 miles per hour and dumping more than four feet of rain from Corpus Christi to Houston over five long days. The unprecedented

Source: Guns.com