HetchHetchy
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Went I went to High School 45 years ago, Gun Cabinets and Gun Racks were the number one project in Wood Shop. Everyone I knew had either a glass front gun cabinet or several gun racks on the wall, plainly in view in their home. As a kid, you knew to keep your hands of the guns in your house till you were of age and you knew not to touch guns in other folk's homes unless they handed it to you. Many of those folks had very few material things of value besides their firearms. Nowadays folks have several computers, big screen T.V.s, art, stamp and coin collections, and small portable household appliances that have as much if not more value than their guns. All of these are on display, yet no one is concerned about them being stolen. I see no reason one cannot display their firearms and still have them secured, or insured against theft.
Thanks for your comments. I use the analogy of a fine painting or work of sculpture. People who collect such art definitely take precautions but they typically don't keep their art in a safe. I'm beginning to feel the same about my firearms. I wouldn't advertise their existence to anyone (easy enough to keep people out of the room) and I could take steps to harden my proposed gun room, but to default say that they must be in a safe is rather odd.