One of them had gone into the van and stolen my gun.

I don't want to report the gun stolen - that'd get him in all kinds of trouble.

"Do you think anyone's going to steal guns in the middle of this bunch?"

By this time they have heard from the man who stole my gun.

In 1989, he was charged with stealing a police officer's gun and badge.

I stole her gun and a couple more, and then shot him with one of them.

Once, he even stole my gun and sold it to get money for drugs.

The serial number's been filed off the gun, stolen, I'm sure.

"He tried to steal my gun," the offended soldier said, turning to an officer.

The number of guns stolen has fallen from an average 4,195 per year from 1994 to 2000 to 1,526 in 2006-2007.