Snowdog
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I wasn't going to mention this here as just talking about it really pisses me off. A couple months ago, my car was broken into and stolen besides my MP3 stereo and amp was my Makarov that was locked in the glovebox.
When filing the initial police report, I had to omit the loss of the pistol as my car was parked in the company parking deck when the theft occured. The company I work for is decisively anti-gun... but they pay quite well.
Only after going home that day could I call the police department and include the IJ-70 along with the serial number.
Ever since this happened, the only time I'll have a gun in the car is when it's on me (CCW licensee). Though difficult, when I'm leaving for work, the firearms stay home. I have tossed around the idea of finding/creating a clever hiding spot in the car to stash the pistol, but I simply cannot stomach losing another pistol. It's not the value of the pistol stolen that I find upsetting, it's that somewhere it's likely a juvenile gangbanger or similar cretin scum is armed with my Makarov.
Why did I bother to mention this? If you've never had a firearm stolen, it's not likely you've experienced the gut-wrenching knowledge that your firearm may be used in a crime and could very well be used to injure or kill the scum's next victim.
If you decide to keep a firearm in your car, take measures to keep it secure, even if it means creating a clever spot to hide it if your alarm fails to deter the lowlife bastard. I can only hope the idiot tossed it in a river or tried to load 9x19 in it and destroyed it... hopefully losing some fingers or facial features in the process.
When filing the initial police report, I had to omit the loss of the pistol as my car was parked in the company parking deck when the theft occured. The company I work for is decisively anti-gun... but they pay quite well.
Only after going home that day could I call the police department and include the IJ-70 along with the serial number.
Ever since this happened, the only time I'll have a gun in the car is when it's on me (CCW licensee). Though difficult, when I'm leaving for work, the firearms stay home. I have tossed around the idea of finding/creating a clever hiding spot in the car to stash the pistol, but I simply cannot stomach losing another pistol. It's not the value of the pistol stolen that I find upsetting, it's that somewhere it's likely a juvenile gangbanger or similar cretin scum is armed with my Makarov.
Why did I bother to mention this? If you've never had a firearm stolen, it's not likely you've experienced the gut-wrenching knowledge that your firearm may be used in a crime and could very well be used to injure or kill the scum's next victim.
If you decide to keep a firearm in your car, take measures to keep it secure, even if it means creating a clever spot to hide it if your alarm fails to deter the lowlife bastard. I can only hope the idiot tossed it in a river or tried to load 9x19 in it and destroyed it... hopefully losing some fingers or facial features in the process.