I'm a little late posting this here (sorry) but here goes:
I'm in the Jonesboro area. During about 2 weeks at the end of October, EVERY gunstore in jtown was broken into, or at least almost broken into. I know they got a couple of ARs and some handguns. They cleaned out a store up the road in Paragould (according to the local PD anway)
During the same time frame, there was a HUGE wave of residential burglaries. Probably some guns stolen. Mostly stuff you could pawn easily though. They were profesionals in both situations. Phones cut, breakers turned off (disabling alarms) etc.
So 2 things I'd like for you guys to have on your mind:
1. Always secure your guns and valubles before you leave, even if its just a few minutes.
2. If you see some deals that are too good to be true, or hear about some back alley deals, or anything even sounding like it could be stolen merchandise, be sure and inform the store owner/local PD/who ever