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Around 40 guns a month are reported stolen from Tulsans' cars, according to the Tulsa Police Department.
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<blockquote data-quote="Schlafftablett" data-source="post: 3909325" data-attributes="member: 47874"><p>I think some of you guys are drastically overestimating the effort most thieves are willing to go through. Watch videos of ACTUAL thieves or ask cops about the reality of these thefts. You’ll find that the OVERWHELMING majorly are purely crimes of opportunity and or simple smash and grabs. Literally almost any level of security up to and including locking the doors or glove box would prevent a theft. They might have a screw driver or a pry bar or a friggin plasma cutter but probably not.</p><p></p><p>I also find the “if all it takes is a screw driver why bother” attitude to be funny and about what I expect. Listen, I’ve been in the firearm/security industry over 25 years at this point and I know full well, dare I say far better than most, what security is afforded by lock boxes/safes etc. Is a $25 dollar Snap Safe going to stop a determined criminal? No. Not even remotely but it will certainly slow them down and MAYBE deter them. With that said, I’ve also personally seen thieves defeat an $8,000 Amsec home safe. It probably took them the better part of 4-5 hours and the use of most every tool in the home but they did it.</p><p></p><p>When you’re talking about predators, It’s all about making a harder target. Predators are opportunists and the more points you can stack on the “con” side of the “pro/con” list when they’re deciding to commit a crime or make the determination on how hard to press it, the better off you’ll be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schlafftablett, post: 3909325, member: 47874"] I think some of you guys are drastically overestimating the effort most thieves are willing to go through. Watch videos of ACTUAL thieves or ask cops about the reality of these thefts. You’ll find that the OVERWHELMING majorly are purely crimes of opportunity and or simple smash and grabs. Literally almost any level of security up to and including locking the doors or glove box would prevent a theft. They might have a screw driver or a pry bar or a friggin plasma cutter but probably not. I also find the “if all it takes is a screw driver why bother” attitude to be funny and about what I expect. Listen, I’ve been in the firearm/security industry over 25 years at this point and I know full well, dare I say far better than most, what security is afforded by lock boxes/safes etc. Is a $25 dollar Snap Safe going to stop a determined criminal? No. Not even remotely but it will certainly slow them down and MAYBE deter them. With that said, I’ve also personally seen thieves defeat an $8,000 Amsec home safe. It probably took them the better part of 4-5 hours and the use of most every tool in the home but they did it. When you’re talking about predators, It’s all about making a harder target. Predators are opportunists and the more points you can stack on the “con” side of the “pro/con” list when they’re deciding to commit a crime or make the determination on how hard to press it, the better off you’ll be. [/QUOTE]
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