zx3vfr Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I live in a shitty neighborhood and none of the 74 houses have had a break in 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I live in a great neighborhood and we are targeted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Great neighborhood here too, and the house across the street was broken into 4 weeks ago. To be fair, the place was posted for rent, no lights were on, and you could see through the windows that nobody was living there. The crooks broke in through a basement window and opened the garage door, where they proceeded to load out all of the major appliances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Move to Ashtabula.. I hear that place is 100% crime-free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentcropduster Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Yep. Do what you want, but if a loaded pistol by your bed is the first line of defense in your home...you're doing it wrong. In my arrogant opinion, that is. I have knives hidden in several areas in my house. I have a 9mm (no round in chamber but loaded mag close by) in the most common area I would be sitting at if someone broke in when I was on the ground floor. I also have an unloaded 45 cal in my night stand with a full mag close by. Not sure if it's the best way 2 go about it but I've went thru the scenarios in my head and that's the best way I determined 2 safeguard myself. Also I don't have any kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I live in a nice neighborhood.......what is your point, that a home invasion or break in won't likely occur because of that?It was a throw back comment to a prior bitchfest about guns and safety. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 only problem i see with those is you have to use a key to unlock it. I can just see myself fumbling with a key in the dark trying to unlock it to get to the gunOnly the coffee table uses a keyed lock, the night stand's hidden compartment just pulls open via detent. I agree with your opinion about fumbling around keying a lock in the dark coming out of a sleep. But a middle of the night, break-in induced adrenalin dump would probably wake you/your motor skills fairly quickly I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhondas Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Now what I would like is a cabinet like that but with a gunvault keypad on the back(hidden) so that is is still quick access yet secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Now what I would like is a cabinet like that but with a gunvault keypad on the back(hidden) so that is is still quick access yet secure.It's been way too long since I took wood shop and all my recent experience is with lathes (not carpentry per se), but I imagine it wouldn't be too daunting to fashion a secret compartment and hidden latch onto a favorite table or cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccrory Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 A little detent action on the underside would be cool. Wouldn't take much to add to an existing piece of furniture. I'd just be pissed if I remembered my gun was still inside after I sold the table on Craigslist. LoLI was thinking the damned exact thing yesterday when considering a hidden spot under a couch - LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhondas Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 yea, like the guy who sold his girlfriends mattress & box spring with her cat hiding in the box spring. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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