Full Notification

VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS STORY
GEOFF DEAN, SHERIFF
www.VCSD.org
Nature of Incident: Destroyed Firearms From Recent Thomas Fire
Location: Countywide
Date & Time: January 29, 2018

Narrative:
The recent Thomas Fire ravaged much of Ventura County last month. Many residents had some or all of their personal property destroyed in the fire. One of those items might have been a firearm.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office wants to inform residents that if your firearms were destroyed in the Thomas Fire, you can contact your local law enforcement office to assist with disposing of your destroyed firearms. If your destroyed firearms were registered with the California
Department of Justice, you need to complete a “Notice of No Longer in Possession” (State of California form BOF 4546) found on the California DOJ/Bureau of Firearms website https://oag.ca.gov/firearms. In addition to completing the BOF 4546 form, the registered owner
will need to provide an explanation to Cal DOJ regarding the circumstances of the destruction of the firearms on an attached sheet. The BOF 4546 form provides detailed instructions for the registered owner.

If the registered owner wants assistance with the disposal of any destroyed firearms and lives within the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, they can request a deputy respond to take
a report detailing the circumstances of the firearm’s destruction, provide the registered owner with the official report number, and take the firearm for safe destruction. It is recommended that if residents are in possession of destroyed or damaged (beyond the ability to repair) firearms, they contact their law local law enforcement agency to safely and properly dispose of the firearms. If you are unsure if your destroyed firearm(s) are loaded or capable of firing, ALWAYS
TREAT THEM AS OPERATIONAL AND LOADED, keeping firearm safety in mind.

Prepared by: Renee Ferguson, Captain
News Release Date: January 29, 2018
Media Follow-Up Contact: Renee Ferguson, Captain (805) 662-6843
[email protected]
Approved by: Captain Garo Kuredjian