blaisenguns
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b/c if you have any windows that anyone can look in while you aren't home and SEE a safe, that would probably be a good indication to them that there is something worth stealing in it.
I have four points to make:
Number one, most thieves do not have the skill to break into a high end gunsafe, and the odds of one that does just peaking into your window one night when your out to dinner are miniscule.
Number two, most robberies are “Smash and grabs” thieves are in and out of the home in a short period of time and don’t bother with things like safes bolted to the foundation, because criminals are lazy and don’t like a challenge, otherwise they would work for a living and not be criminals.
Number three, most thieves travel light which means they don’t have drills with diamond bits and an oxy-acetylene torch on hand. They also don’t typically use heavy equipment that would allow easy removal of a high end, several hundred pound safe that is properly installed. If you do own these things, than they may be used against you in a break in, but since most thieves are idiots, they will probably burn your house down before they succeed in opening your safe (that would really suck). Since most high end safes are fire proofed, your guns would survive.
Number four, most thieves are just looking for quick cash and they stay away from firearms because legally owned firearms are easier to trace than a gold watch, and the penalty for stealing guns is tougher. I have a friend who was broken into and they laid all his guns out on the bed and just left them there.
Now with all this in mind, I say you dont have to hide your safe. You can if you want to, but it would probably be found in a break in anyway. As long as you have a good safe that is properly installed, your firearms are safe.