Need advice about protecting firearms from theft

[cubbyjg]

My parents will be okay with me bolting it to the wall. Wall repair is pretty straightforward when i move out. Plus, it will allow me to keep my firearms upstairs instead of downstairs. Does anyone know of a smaller stack on unit? So far, my collection is only pistols.

[A-R]

If you have a small collection and will be bolting to a wall inside a closet anyway, how about something like these ...

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Would seem to me the flush-fit nature of these products makes them a bit more difficult to crow-bar away from the wall. Of course, that's a much bigger hole to patch up later ...

[BobCat]

One of these OC sprayers http://burglarbomb.com/AB-2000.aspx inside the safe might discourage a casual pry-open and grab attempt. I've looked at them but never bought/tried one.

[lonewolf]

Of course, one could also simply carry them all at once.........all the time.......

[garcia946]

This is what I bought at Dick`s Sproting goods awhile back , was on sale for $299 at the time , seems sturdy , I bolted to floor and wall studs
It will do for now til I buy my bigger one lol

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[Lonest4r]

I came up with a unique solution for my own circumstances. I have a securevault that I bought from academy and cannot secure it to the wall or floor. I went to radioshack and bought some components to make a custom alarm system which I wired to a sensor that would trip if anyone removed it from the wall. The thief would then have to carry around a safe blaring 130 decibels of pure conspicuous noise. The alarm is wired to a six cell AA battery so it will be going for a long time. I am also planning to print up an official looking warning sticker that says that the safe contains an electronic tracking device. Hopefully they will figure that the safe is not worth the risk of taking it.

[davidtx]

I came up with a unique solution for my own circumstances. I have a securevault that I bought from academy and cannot secure it to the wall or floor. I went to radioshack and bought some components to make a custom alarm system which I wired to a sensor that would trip if anyone removed it from the wall. The thief would then have to carry around a safe blaring 130 decibels of pure conspicuous noise. The alarm is wired to a six cell AA battery so it will be going for a long time. I am also planning to print up an official looking warning sticker that says that the safe contains an electronic tracking device. Hopefully they will figure that the safe is not worth the risk of taking it.

What did you use as a sensor? It's late and I'm having a hard time imagining something that wouldn't be easy to defeat once they remove it from the wall.

[Carry-a-Kimber]

Lots of sporting good and gun shops offer bonded storage.

[texasjeep44]

Hiding guns around the house, even in clever spots is never a good idea for several reasons.

A thief could care less what he destroys when he is looking for stuff in your house, it isn't theirs so if it gets broken or destroyed it doesn't matter to them.

Secondly, if the "hidden" guns are loaded when found you now have an armed thief for either you or the cops to interact with if you happen to come home or they respond to the crime in progress. Bad guy caught with loaded gun can make for a pretty nasty scenario. I would much rather have them toting smaller safe that they ripped from the wall and are wheeling it out on a dolly with the guns locked inside than having the actual guns in the hands of the criminal.

Lastly, if any remember from their CHL course, hiding guns around the house is not the correct answer to how to safely store firearms.

If all you can afford is a Sentry, or Stack On safe/cabinet to secure your firearms. Get it, bolt it to the wall, and fill it with as much ammo or other heavy stuff as you can to make it harder to carry off.

Do your parents have an alarm system? If not that might be something to look into. If the police are on their way and an alarm siren is blarring the thief isn't going to stick around too long, they will take the easy pickings and get out quickly.

Good luck.

[Lonest4r]

What did you use as a sensor? It's late and I'm having a hard time imagining something that wouldn't be easy to defeat once they remove it from the wall.

It is really pretty simple; there is a very small hole at the back of the box with which to mount it to a wall. I put a wire attached to a small plastic sliver through this hole and attached it to the back of the cabinet. I made it short enough that once they pull it out more than an inch the cable will trip the alarm. The trip circuit is just a clothes pin with two conducting plates seperated by that plastic sliver. Once it is pulled, the mounting I have done on the inside of the safe prevents them from reinserting the pin. It has a disconnect switch inside the safe to allow me to move it if need be without making the alarm go off.

[cubbyjg]

Yes we do have a house alarm and all the windows and doors (both floors) have sensors. However, i do not want to put all my trust in an alarm system that might not scare them away. I am not sure what the response time is for Pearland PD. I agree, hiding a loaded weapon is not a great solution. When i do hide one or two, it is unloaded with a gun lock. I only hide them when i am not home. I will probably have to drill through the safe to create a mounting hole to bolt it to the wall. Its a fireproof safe so it never came with mounting holes. Didnt think it all the way through when i bought it

[JDRFL1]

More firearms of course.