Westminster arms gets robbed

[BushMasterBoy]

Sometimes , I think it is better to hide the guns in the attic, than leave them in the safe.

[Sawin]

Sometimes , I think it is better to hide the guns in the attic, than leave them in the safe.

hahaha ok. I do liken that to the "eggs in baskets" analogy and see some merit in hiding a few of them, but in accessible places! not the attic!

[Irving]

hahaha ok. I do liken that to the "eggs in baskets" analogy and see some merit in hiding a few of them, but in accessible places! not the attic!

I believe he was responding to CapLock's post.

[Grant H.]

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.

I absolutely wish him the best, and have done business with him, and will again, but I disagree with your assessment of further securing inventory at night.

It's not immature or "hollow complaining". It's rationally addressing how to avoid a crime that is becoming more and more prevalent in the area. Given the store location, construction, and accessibility, taking further steps to avoid a smash and grab theft would have been prudent...

[Irving]

Boiled down, guns aren't really any different than any other retail item. Dealerships don't lock up cars. Actually, I can't really think of any retailer that takes any precautions with their indoor products beyond locking the doors.

[Gman]

I see a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking here. How does anyone know what was stolen and in what quantity?

[MrPrena]

I went to big5 (120th and near Washington) last Friday. The glass door was boarded up, and display cases were shattered.
I didn't ask if they stole the firearm or not, but employee told me that police caught them on a parking lot.

[.455_Hunter]

Actually, I can't really think of any retailer that takes any precautions with their indoor products beyond locking the doors.

How about jewelry and precious metal/coin dealers?

[Irving]

I'm not sure. I see large safes inside of jewelry stores, but I can't remember having walked past any after hours that were small enough where you could see the jewelry from the outside. Either way, I bet the entire stock of jewelry or precious metals could fit inside two large duffel bags (not that they could be carried anywhere. That's not a lot of additional space needed to lock it all up at night.

Seems like a display case that can be secured to the floor/wall, and then the guns locked to the case would be the middle ground answer.

[ZERO THEORY]

I get that it's a pain in the ass to put everything away but I just don't understand leaving firearms out in open sight overnight.

I work Saturdays at a local range/store. We put our stuff away every night, and it takes us well over an hour between that and cleaning the range.

Lo and behold, we got broken into a while back and the thieves got absolute dick from us. We've since beefed up security even more, but the dividends of locking everything away more than paid off. That hour each day is worth the fact that those two minutes didn't result in deaths, audits, or additional headaches.