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50 guns, 3,000 rounds, truck and gun safe stolen in Arapahoe County
https://kdvr.com/news/local/50-guns-...uck-and-tools/
Folks were cleaned out--no place is safe in Colorado these days. Burglars were able to move a large safe out of the place.
Originally Posted by funkymonkey1111
This event raises a few questions...
How did they steal the truck? Should you retrofit your vehicles with a hidden manual fuel pump cutoff switch?
Are the huge gun safes really a great idea, given they typically must be deployed at ground level in a garage or other accessible space? Would a dispersal of smaller units have offered better protection?
Was the property alarmed? Basic security systems, either professionally monitored or owner monitored, are pretty damn cost effective, especially when you have valuables.
Yes, the current climate that degenerates have full rights to your "stuff" is very frustrating, but heaven forbid you do anything to actively stop them, because "human lives are precious".
Last edited by .455_Hunter; 10-27-2023 at 07:38.
The vagrants of Boulder welcome you...
I have wondered this point as well.
If you put all your eggs in one basket, it's pretty easy for all your eggs to disappear at once. Having a few discreetly stashed locations would seem to be a better option. However, if someone has enough time they can steal everything in the house.
A pro can get into any commercial "gun/fire" safe in under 30 minutes. Public forum, so I am not detailing my layout, but one needs to think about layers, being a more difficult target, etc.
That is out near Buckley if I am not mistaken. Rural-ish. I'm betting the theives knew what they were going after before they got there.
The article is a little vague and I honestly don?t know what an outbuilding is. A detached garage maybe?
As far as the truck being stolen, anyone who breaks into my home could probably easily find the keys for my vehicles so stealing them would be easy.
As far as getting away with my safes, there had better be two or three perpetrators willing to put in some work. Mine are on the lowest level of my house and getting them out of the room they are in is no simple task and even if they manage that then they still have to move them up two flights of stairs.
An outbuilding is what those of us on acreage refer to when talking about shops, garages, barns, etc especially if they are flexible space like a big steel 40x40 pole barn.
Last edited by MED; 10-27-2023 at 11:22.
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Sounds like inside job with planning.
If you're unarmed, you are a victim.
You have to have an alarm, security cameras, LoJack etc. these days. For your personal protection you need body armor and a kevlar helmet. And this list is just the bare minimum.
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Keeping your mouth shut about owning firearms is a good idea as well.
Having a large safe, especially where people can see it, is an invitation to burglary.
What? 50 guns? Isn't that an arsenal? Didn't hear that word used yet.
3000 rounds? He must of been just getting started.
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