FFL/FELs: Have A Plan To Protect Your Inventory & Records

By Ammoland

ST. PAUL, Minn. — -(AmmoLand.com)- In response to flooding throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) urges federal firearms and explosives licensees and permittees to have a plan in place to secure their firearms/explosives inventories and records should flooding affect their area.

ATF issued a special weather advisory alert to federal firearms and explosives licensees and permittees yesterday warning them of National Weather Service – Twin Cities flood warnings and urging them to protect their inventory and records. The message went out via automated telephone calls to licensees in the projected flood areas.

“It’s important that federal firearms and explosives licensees protect their inventories and records to prevent damage, loss or potential theft,” said ATF Public Affairs Specialist Ashlee Sherrill, of the St. Paul Field Division. “We encourage licensees to have a plan in place in advance of any natural disaster so that if evacuation is necessary, they can focus on their personal safety and the safety of their families, friends and neighbors, rather than scramble to protect their inventories and records.

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