FadingSwordsman
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So, this morning I woke up to a bit of a surprise: My car was all opened up, and a pair of magazines which I keep in the central console were missing.
Now, I'm a little sad to see the magazines gone, but I had an interesting experience dealing with the gun (and pawn) shops around, when asking them to keep an eye out for magazines:
A couple gave me a lecture about how they couldn't really prove anything belonged to me, so they were just going to look the other way (To me, at least. When my SO called, they were much more pleasant and complaint with her) I wasn't too upset, I had no markings on the magazines (Lesson to the wise: Scrape your name, number, or sign on the inside or outside of magazines), and left my car door unlocked, which was stupid on my part.
One of the pawn shops, and one of the gun shops tried to give me a lecture on how now, if they bought any "dime a dozen" 10mm Glock magazines, it would be illegal. They tried to lambast me over the phone, essentially, and one of them even called me back a couple times to try and continue his rant. I certainly know now which shops I will not be buying from in the future.
On the other hand, all of the other LGSs I called were courteous, pleasant, and helpful. So, if you got a call from me, and took down my name and number, thanks a million. I'll make it a point to get my replacements from those LGSs which weren't condescending on the phone. In fact, I'll make it a point to shop at any of the 12-14 shops that actually were nice enough to take my info down.
TL;DR version:
Today I learned:
Anyone else had any experience with this? Have you been turned off by stores when they're condescending in your hour of panic, when you've either had something stolen or lost it? Anything you've learned that you would want to add to this?
Now, I'm a little sad to see the magazines gone, but I had an interesting experience dealing with the gun (and pawn) shops around, when asking them to keep an eye out for magazines:
A couple gave me a lecture about how they couldn't really prove anything belonged to me, so they were just going to look the other way (To me, at least. When my SO called, they were much more pleasant and complaint with her) I wasn't too upset, I had no markings on the magazines (Lesson to the wise: Scrape your name, number, or sign on the inside or outside of magazines), and left my car door unlocked, which was stupid on my part.
One of the pawn shops, and one of the gun shops tried to give me a lecture on how now, if they bought any "dime a dozen" 10mm Glock magazines, it would be illegal. They tried to lambast me over the phone, essentially, and one of them even called me back a couple times to try and continue his rant. I certainly know now which shops I will not be buying from in the future.
On the other hand, all of the other LGSs I called were courteous, pleasant, and helpful. So, if you got a call from me, and took down my name and number, thanks a million. I'll make it a point to get my replacements from those LGSs which weren't condescending on the phone. In fact, I'll make it a point to shop at any of the 12-14 shops that actually were nice enough to take my info down.
TL;DR version:
Today I learned:
- Don't leave gun accessories in unsecure places
- The police don't care as much as they should, especially if it wasn't a stolen firearm
- Make unique markings on your non-SNed gun-related objects, which you would be sad to see go. (And, honestly, I could care less if the mags themselves are returned, I would rather see the person who stole them caught)
- Call around with your LGSs, and ask if they can keep an eye out for you. If nothing else, you discover which ones are worth patronizing.
Anyone else had any experience with this? Have you been turned off by stores when they're condescending in your hour of panic, when you've either had something stolen or lost it? Anything you've learned that you would want to add to this?
