Another attempted gun store burglary

[Monky]

Chaining the front door isn't anything new.. it was in the news a few years back when this smash/grab shit with gun stores started. Just like how they steal ATM's from gas stations.. chains.. and pull.

[colorider]

The owners could hang out inside and do their own security.

[GilpinGuy]

A bunch of the shop owners should get together and agree to stake out one of their shops each night ramdomly. A few of these bastard thieves get popped and maybe they'll think twice.

[DireWolf]

I'd be curious as to whether this trend is being seen in other locations...

Without national-level reporting on this issue, it could possibly be far more widespread than currently assumed (e.g. local issue), and if so, could easily be an prelude to or the opening/preperatory moves of a large-scale distributed attack for which as many weapons as possible are needed to arm criminal/insurgent forces...In fact, the persistence and frequency involved would directly support that scenario.

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[izzy]

I read about this happening all over the country, seems to be a nation wide issue.

[Doc45]

Yup, the thug world chat line has been hot for a long time with what works and what doesn't. As said the older Jeeps are easy pickins. At what point does a store hire an off hours security guard and have a vehicle parked in front of the doors? Make it less attractive and they move on. Sure it's an added expense that would get passed on to the consumer but it sure beats the hell out of guns in criminal hands.

[thebolt]

Yup, the thug world chat line has been hot for a long time with what works and what doesn't. As said the older Jeeps are easy pickins. At what point does a store hire an off hours security guard and have a vehicle parked in front of the doors? Make it less attractive and they move on. Sure it's an added expense that would get passed on to the consumer but it sure beats the hell out of guns in criminal hands.

I have not checked on the price of a security guard recently and am only guessing that would cost about $300 per night per store. Look at the cost of that over a 365 day period and I don't think any of the stores could stay in business. Not being critical of you sir but I don't think that is cost effective for any of these stores.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I have not checked on the price of a security guard recently and am only guessing that would cost about $300 per night per store. Look at the cost of that over a 365 day period and I don't think any of the stores could stay in business. Not being critical of you sir but I don't think that is cost effective for any of these stores.

... and yet it's cost-effective for police to stake-out dozens of gun stores for days or weeks until they manage to be at the right one at the right time according to some on the board. How about securing the danged things at close-up so they can't simply ram-and-run or grab-and-go? I have a friend with a shop and that's what he does every night. Costs him an extra hour of work but he figures it's worth it to prevent this kind of robbery.

[Doc45]

thebolt, no criticism perceived on my part, we're good. You make excellent points-not a permanent solution. But perhaps putting a vehicle in front of the doors (potentially tied in to the alarm system as well) would help deter the pricks.

[Dave_L]

The reality is that its a business. They take reasonable security measures and pay their premiums. Until insurance says "you must do this or else", I dont think much will change. Running a business is expensive. Its not the easiest to just add expenses of additional security when insurance will cover the loss. Business is about the bottom line, gun shops are no different.