Some great information here, thanks for the links.
Some great information here, thanks for the links.
They always head right for the master bedroom first and this is why you have to be very cautious to were you store those firearms.
One has to become creative when concealing/camouflaging firearms in the bedroom because the bad guys know most of the common hiding spots and will flip beds, furniture, pictures on walls and empty boxes in the closets.
I have some ideas but they are not simple and requirer installation and since I wish to keep these hiding places off the radar I will not post them in a open forum.
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.
This extends to your current status as well.
One big risk is social media like FaceB**k.
I can't tell you how many people post up mobile pictures from their first day on vacation in Florida.
This is a screaming red flag to anyone switched on, but the soccer mom club is totally oblivious to the risks.
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Most burglaries are crimes of opportunity. For those the best defense is deterrent. No open windows or unlocked doors. Keep the garage door closed. As stupid as it sounds, having visible cameras and signs help. I know, it's pretty dumb to have an ADT sign stuck in your front lawn, but a lot of criminals will see that stuff and just move on. Don't keep things like ATVs, snowmobiles or RVs parked in the front driveway. Keep them behind fences. Next step, good security doors and yes, window film. A bad guy that's brave enough to try to get in after seeing warning signs and cameras will probably head somewhere else when he tries to kick in the door or break a window and can't gain access. That coupled with a siren and a floodlight would make MOST people take off and look somewhere else.
Having said all of that, if someone is determined to gain access to your specific place for some reason and they are reasonably experienced, they can defeat almost any security measures if they have the time.
Last edited by Awesome1228; 09-24-12 at 14:33. Reason: Spelling Spazzes
No alarm. Solid brick home built in the early 50's. Steel entry door was the one they kicked in. The wooden door jamb was the weak link where they got in.
I am in the process of reinforcing all the door jambs with steel.
They also took a laptop, flat screen TV, some of my wife's jewelry, and a jar full of around $100 worth of coins.
Hindsight is 20/20, now I realize our home was easy prey. Like I said earlier, no alarm, no dog, etc.
You hit the nail on the head. The Glock in the safe under the bed was there for the "bump in the night", and for my wife when she was home by herself, and locked in the safe to keep little fingers and hands from touching it.
Oddly enough, that gun was my ccw about 50% of the time. Earlier that morning, I opted for my J frame instead.
I have already came up with several ideas for other hiding spots, and I respect your perspective of not giving your spots away and neither would I to anyone but my wife or a close relative in case of an event involving my wife and I to perish or be incapacitated due to a car accident or something of that nature.
I thought about this during my previous post without reading as far along as your post. Thats one reason why I have never posted pics of my weapons setups on line.
The incident that happened at my home was probably a quick ordeal, in my summation less than 5-10 minutes.
I am concerned if this group of individuals might come back b/c there were other "items" that if taken would be a devastating loss.
Thank God for my ____. The glock was the only gun taken b/c it was not in my main ___ _____.
I actually may take this post down in the next couple of days b/c that is how paranoid I am right now.
Thoughts anyone?
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Zip-tie your garage door safety latch
Security film the windows
Invest in a solid companion/defense dog
Just my .02
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