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Well last weekend before Christmas I walked through the house and noticed a gun was not in the corner where I left it no big deal so I started looking to see where my fiancee moved it and looked where most of my other guns are and much to my surprise THEY'RE GONE. I naturally go find her and start asking where she moved em etc. Gone nowhere to be found contact the police and file the reports they left several guns and that's all they took nothing else out of place. Have any of you guys went through this? What makes you feel safe in your home afterwards? I'm naturally very mad about it but at the same time just shocked. I'll post more if anything develops but man it sucks.

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Better look at someone close at hand or who has been in your house before...sounds like they knew just what they were after and knew your guns weren't locked up.

Sorry to hear that but sounds like an inside job

I'm with ya on that. We just moved gunsafe was in a enclosed trailer in the backyard just to heavy to get moved into the house with one or two guys do was waiting on a good time to get it into the house with some help. Its inside now and everything that's left is locked up. Just takes the security of going home completely out of the picture feel vulnerable at my own house which sucks.

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someone that knew ya,they got in m ine 16 yrs ago and took nine,left all my pistols and 13 others .only took the newest  annd most $$$$ guns,they all reside in 2 safes now,or what ive bought since then

The same exact thing happened to my brother. Never found out who did it. They took some and left some. They moved some that they left to get to the ones they took, and didn't take the most valuable????

Somebody knew you

X2. It'll be a "friend" that took it.

I know how you feel but the police caught the guy with mine. Sorry to hear that. From a policeman standpoint I think you should go to any and all pawnshops in your area and it doesn't sound like the typical "crackhead" robbery to me or they would have taken everything small not bolted down. I'd say think about anyone that you know that could be kinda (not completely) hard up for money, maybe someone that needs just a little bit of money or something.
 
On the feeling safe in your own house part I know that it's tuff but you have to find something that makes you feel safe whether it be changing the locks, adding a lock, moving a dog inside or just simply moving that safe in the house.

U get robbed, dont feel safe or what ever. The person/s are not caught, you loose your valuables, but yet you can not booby trap your OWN home. A person can not protect their castle by any meens, only by the so called law. A sprung 2x4 across the window with a tripwire is illegal, but yet your hard earned property gets stolen and there is little that can or will be done. Its pitiful we have screwed laws about protecting your own property

I have the safe inside just still feel exposed I guess. We have a 4mo old little girl and its just not comfortable anymore leaving them alone. I know it should get better with time but in the mean time I clear the home every time I get in heavily armed. Anyone have any experience with any alarm systems

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Happened to me two xmas ago.  Even the hidden pistol stole.  Its bs. N the marlboro red in the floor n the skater shoe footprints ya I ant dumb.  Cops dnt care cause its a snitch.  Find out who your friends our n no who gets a 12 ga n a 100 lb bulldog next time they come chill.  But guess wat the wont come chill.   Hmmmmmmmmmmm

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Gotta get past a 100lb American Bulldog here. Also we live on a private dirt road. Any cars that are traveling down this road that aren't recognized will be stopped by one of us. Man I HATE me a thief.

Had a family member pawn one of my guns last year right before Christmas her dad bought it when he was 21 and gave it to me when I was 13 she never would admit that she did it but she got drunk with my fiancé and spilled the beans on accident now mind me not this was about 4 months after she pawned it went to the pawn shop and luckily they still had it although I had to pay 350$ to get it back it was worth it I'm 20 now so the gun has tons of sentimental value it's never out of arms reach now

It happened to us 7 years ago.  I have no neighbors, and one way in and one way out and my road is 1/2 mile long.  Daylight burglary is the new "thing" around home.  
Someone backed a truck up to my barn tied a strap to top of the metal wall, and pulled the back of my barn out.  They loaded the truck up with tools and drove away.  My wife didn't see or hear anything.  
A week later I was repairing the barn with my daughter (who was 7 yrs old at the time).  She asked if we could go get a milk shake, and I said "lets' go to town and take a break".
When I got back home she went in the house while I unloaded some tools from my truck.  She came back out with a scared look on her face.  I'll never forget the confused look and and strange thing she said, "Daddy the back door is hammered"
I walked around back and the french doors were destroyed.  I immediately ran into the house and stopped cold when she started yelling.   I ran back to her and locked her in the truck with a cell phone and waited at the drive way until the police arrived.  
The group of people who broke in took high-end electronics and jewlery.  They didn't touch a single gun, or take time to look for anything except what was in plain view.  
We have the 10,20,life rule here in Florida.  These were seasoned veteran theives, and knew not to take firearms.  The group was in and out during the time my daughter and I went to town.  No one was there, but the feeling of having one of my children (almost) walk in on a robbery was too much for me.  That's the only time in my life I have truely considered killing another man.  My mind was made up if they were there I intended to kill them.  Thank GOD it didn't come to that, but that's how it feels whe nyour home and families safety is violated.  
That day I learned a few things.  
1. Always carry a weapon and a phone.  (Firearm, axe handle, hatchet, pipe, pocket knife.....whatever)
2. Never assume that people you know are basicly good.
3. If you have an alarm use it.  If you don't have one, get whatever you can afford.
4. If you have a gate, take the time to close it.
5. Lock your doors, leave lights on.
6. A neat and orderly house and yard are less desireable to thieves for some reason.
7. Never leave a young child home alone.  Your time and money are not worth your childrens lives.
8. Barriers such as lights, fences, gates, locks, alarms, signs, and a dog WILL deter about 95% of break-ins.  The rest is up to you.
    That other 5% are more desparate, and probably not there just to take money, and property.
9. Video tape all of your weapons, and valuables (including zooming in on the serial numbers) and save a copy to your email or phone.

I am truely sorry this happened to you.  Do anything you can to prevent it from happening again.  It takes a long time to bring back the feeling of safety and security to a home after a thief visits.  I have probably spent $10,000 since then to help secure my home and property.
Contact your local Sherriffs dept. they will have an officer that can come out and give you some real recommendations based on facts, that will help deter a large number of criminals.
The person who stole from your house is probably not a habitual offender.  I don't know you and not passing judgement on anyone, but look close at family, neighbors, and friends, for this thief.

anyman cross me and they will take a dirt nap.

I HATE thief too. I had my truck broken into a few years ago and they stole a handgun and a rifle. Hopefully I never have my house broken into as the truck made me mad enough to do something I would probably go to jail for......but you have to protect whats yours as no one else is going to do it........

Luckily my Monkey dog does a REAL good job keeping an eye on things here at the house (he runs loose 24/7)....just as the Fed Ex guy.......  :o

Didn't they have to walk through multiple big dogs to get to it Brandon?

That sure pisses me off.

Yeah Josh, had to get past the gyp in the house and there are several big catahoulas in the back yard now. That's what has me puzzled the most she barely let's my grandfather in the house without a little coaxing, but that's with the baby and us at the house. I guess us being gone she wasn't to defensive I guess? I'm looking at getting a privacy fence and gating it off and letting a few dogs run the yard. Also looking at getting a alarm system.

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Ive almost been robbed. Went out to get in  my crew truck at 5:30 am and saw a car come down the road. It did a uturn in the middle of the road and pulled in to guys drive way beside my house so I started up my truck, and  stood in between the door and the truck waiting for them to go into the other house . So I didnt leave my wife and kids alone.i heard a stun gun go off hit me in the back with it and turn around to hit him as he was running and saw another guy at the back of my truck. I told him lets get it on. They jumped in the csr and left. Called the laws and they said we was sitting 3 blocks down and never seen a red car. I told them they must been sleepimg .so I carry a 357 all the time now. Loaded and ready to go

My wife called me and said somone had rang the doorbell but when she got there nobody was there. She was worried someone was doing the ring the bell and then go around to the back door. I told her to look at the back yard because nobody would make it to the back door. So she asked what about if they kick the front door in. I told her if they do just open the back door ;D

But when they got to the gate and saw the dogs they decided to move on.

If somone got past your dogs I would say it was somone you know. Get hidden cameras. Nobody can get in my yard without me getting them on video at least twice.

Get cameras... It caught the people that robbed me. You can get some and install them yourself for around 2-300 bucks.

ya my exwife robbed me , every pay day she blows my money,lol

been there done that Monty
 i say get some game cams

They will steal the game cams. You can get a camera system that alerts you when there is movement. It can send an email or a text. It will cost less than the guns that got stolen.