To estimate the value of stolen firearms, the author used an average value of $450 dollars per firearm. For more information on this figure, see Chelsea Parsons and Eugenio Weigend Vargas, "Stolen Guns in America: A State-by-State Analysis" (Washington: Center for American Progress, 2017), available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/guns-crime/reports/2017/07/25/436533/stolen-guns-america/.