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Gun Thefts

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

News Nearby: $75K in Guns Stolen From Store

News from Patch sites in the area.

Just hours after a large shipment of weapons arrived at a Dacula gun store, burglars struck the shop and stole numerous handguns, tactical rifles and shotguns. According to business owner David Duncan, Big Gun Armory received two large deliveries Friday afternoon Dec. 28. Duncan said the 65 guns were immediately placed on display, since store inventory had been heavily depleted due to increased sales related to the election, the Connecticut school shootings and holiday shopping. Then, at 1:47 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, Duncan got a call from his alarm company -- the burglar alarm had been activated. Gwinnett County Police were also notified and arrived four minutes after getting the call, but it was too late. “They cleaned my place out,” …

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