They Stole My Fathers Coins..... But " It Wont Happen To Me"

The best security system is secrecy, then locked doors with a big loud dog behind them. Beyond that safes are a great idea and guns are a must.

I like my Glock, Mossberg and Diamondback .380 but last year I added a Saiga-12 with a couple 25 round drum mags just for overkill and in case I needed to disable someones getaway vehicle. I also recently picked up an Alexander Arms M4 in 6.5 Grendel for added range in case someone decided to steal a neighbors' coins; I got my 'hood covered with interlocking fields of fire and can pick 'em off from my bedroom window without ever getting out from under my comforter.

I'll be picking up a Kimber .45 1911 soon, too, so no matter where I or my wife are located in the house there will be a firearm handy and a bad guy would have a bad night. But like someone above said, I'd rather someone tried to do it while I or my family wasn't home because, unfortunately for would-be-theif, my dog is always home.

That's all good until they steal your guns, too. You only have two arms, ya know... Best place to hide stuff is in plain sight.

to remove my lock box you need to touch 2 items at the same time, amazing what happens if these 2 pieces are both metal and have 240v hooked up so that contact completes the circuit. only turned on when I leave the house and turned off and on simply by treading in the right spot. I also have my own warning light incase I forget, fingers crossed that doesn't happen

This is important.

While you cannot make guarantees, I feel it helps knowing you did what you could to prevent a bad situation.

Same thing my friend in Seattle said when we lived there. He is an officer with the Seattle PD. After looking down our street, I know which homes have gun owners and every single one of them are flying the Red, White and Blue.

Now if I could just get rid of the crack house across the street, I would be good to go. And always have a handgun hidden next to the safe(On the outside), locked and cocked just in case.....

Sorry to hear that to ccf

Sad to hear. I have a suspicious mind that always wants to find an obvious answer. If your house has been safe for 30 years and suddenly its robbed, Id make an exact list of who recently has been there, maybe someone found out your father had a coin collection, maybe a friend casually mentioned it to someone else or in mixed company not even thinking he was doing anything wrong. Sounds pretty suspicious to me. I dont like to believe in random crime. (I know it happens I just hate to believe it)

A good German Shepard and great neighbors who you trust are the only things that will watch your house when you are gone.


One thing I really want to do, but have been too lazy thus far, is too buy one of those 4-camera security systems from Costco(or any store). It comes with four night-vision cameras and a receiver/box with a hard-drive to record the video. You can connect the box to your home internet network and check the live cameras from any computer when your away from home. They even have systems with wireless cameras(more expensive) You could also keep an eye on what the kids or dogs are doing while your away...

Oh rats, another thief story. I'm sorry to hear about your Dad's collection. Someone coming into your house and taking things is such an incredible feeling of violation. I hope he can recover what was stolen.