Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

TAMPA, Fla. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from Mahindra Arms, a federal firearm licensee.

ATF and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are actively investigating the burglary on May 6 of a storage unit utilized by Mahindra Arms, located in Orlando at Extra Space Storage Facility, 12709 E. Colonial Dr. Mahindra Arms, an online and gun show retailer, has reported more than 40 firearms and ammunition stolen during the burglary.

ATF is offering the reward for the amount of up to $2,500, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward of up to $5,000. This reward is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the NSSF and ATF in which NSSF matches ATF’s reward in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearms retailers.

There are a few options to share tips about this crime:

• Contact ATF at (888) ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477) or the Central Florida Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS (8477)
• Send information to ATFTips@atf.gov or through ATF’s website at www.atf.gov/contact/atftips
• Tips can also be submitted anonymously using the Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by visiting www.reportit.com

ATF regulates the firearm industry and is the lead federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction involving firearms and violent crimes. More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.