Dozens of firearms stolen from sports shooter's home in southern France

A significant cache of firearms and ammunition was stolen from the home of a sports shooter in Miramas, a town west of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône region of France.

Police sources reported that 10 rifles, three pistols, a revolver, a pump-action shotgun, and approximately 200 cartridges of various calibers were taken during a burglary that took place in the overnight hours between Friday and Saturday. The 60-year-old owner discovered the theft upon returning home to find his doors damaged and the secure location where his registered firearms were stored had been broken into.

While the direct link is yet to be established, law enforcement is considering a connection to a massive data breach affecting the French Shooting Federation (FFTir) in October 2025. This hack compromised the personal data of an estimated 250,000 current and 750,000 former members, including sensitive information like license numbers, personal details, addresses, emails, and phone numbers.

In April, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez indicated that authorities had identified between 20 and 30 burglaries potentially linked to this data leak, with information suspected to have been sold on the darknet. The territorial crime division has been assigned to investigate the Miramas incident, and a formal complaint has been filed.

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