Westminster arms gets robbed

[Gman]

I sure hope they got their universal background checks done before they stole those firearms. They wouldn't want to break the law.

[electronman1729]

That sucks, I remember buying my first gun from John after I graduated from college.

[DEAGLER]

Sucks to happen. John and the crew are cool guys. Possible NFA stuff taken

[CapLock]

I'm scared shit less when I go on vacation and have my guns in the safe. If I owned a gun shop
I think I'd have to sleep there to feel comfortable.

[SuperiorDG]

John the owner posted this on Facebook.

"Thank you everyone for the well-wishes. We are working through this latest challenge, and we will be back to "normal" in short order. We are not commenting on how many/ or if ANY firearms were taken during the break in. No customers firearms or NFA items were taken, and that is the extent of information that we are comfortable with providing to social media, or the media in general. Please respect that we have a lot of work to do, and would appreciate not having to answer prying questions by those without a need to know. I can tell you that we secure our shop, and our inventory, and also that we have state of the art security and 24 hour surveillance. No, I am not interested in unsolicited advice about how you would handle the situation. Thanks~
Sincerely,
Westminster Arms"

[O2HeN2]

...and technically they were the victims of a burglary not a robbery.

Thank you. Words have meaning. It appears that even the media doesn't understand the difference (surprise, surprise).

Of course it's not technically a burglary, it is a burglary.

O2

[Grant H.]

Yeah, it sucks that this happened...

But what gun store thinks not locking the guns up at night is an okay idea at this point?

[spqrzilla]

The reality is that nothing can completely prevent any burglary. You can only raise the level of investment the burglar has to make. And its diminishing returns like so much.

[usmctarzan]

Damn poor guys I like that shop.


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[Sawin]

I've been a customer of John's through 4 different shop locations as he built up his business... It made me sick to hear this news but have confidence he will come out of this mess alright. I believe him to be a highly analytical and detailed businessman who gets and keeps his ducks in a row.

While those of you who say he should have had his inventory in safes at night may have a valid point, I know that with his very limited space despite having a bunch of huge safes, there was no real way to put all of his inventory in big safes every night. They would inevitably become scratch and dent models even if the safe-capacity was sufficient.

I believe he shows a certain level of prudence in what he does do... and that is to prioritize his customer's guns and NFA items are stored in the safes to make sure they are as secure as possible.

I know a lot of larger shops with far more inventory that have far exceeded the possibility of putting their inventory in safes every night....so that seems like a hollow complaint and immature finger-pointing to me. I just wish him the best and will be glad to support him again when they get back in full swing.