In Marseille, a city in southern France, a gun shop was among the businesses that were pillaged on Friday night amid worries that looting and violence would increase on Saturday.
At least four hunting rifles were taken by about 30 young people who broke into the store, according to local media.
Police, who are now manning the store, reported that no ammunition was taken and one person was taken into custody with a rifle.
The incident happened on the fourth night in a row that France experienced violence.
A 17-year-old boy was killed by a police officer on Tuesday, which sparked widespread riots across the nation.
Major cities, including Paris, have reported significant disturbances, and after Lyon's mayor requested assistance, more police are being sent there.
After what he called "unprecedented" riots in the city's south-east, where looting continued for hours despite police officers who were sometimes "overwhelmed" and present in "insufficient numbers," Grégory Doucet called for police reinforcements.
After a crisis meeting, he stated at a press conference held at the town hall that the city "was beset by riots of unprecedented intensity, depravity, and violence.".
According to the interior ministry, a CRS unit of about 60 police who are trained to handle urban riots will be sent as a response, according to BFMTV.
Separately, according to police sources quoted by BFMTV, men riding mopeds armed with shotguns fired at and slightly injured four police officers in the Rhône region last night.
According to BFMTV, the officers were wounded after being ambushed by men hiding behind a wall who shot them in the nose and thighs.
The red line has been crossed. According to a member of the Rhône region police, "We haven't seen this kind of thing here before and it is very worrying.".
The French government claims that despite the fact that more than 1,300 people were detained on Friday, the highest number since the unrest began, there were fewer disturbances than on previous nights.
