57 Investigations of Guns Stolen From Vehicles in OKC So Far This Year

[turkeyrun]

WHERE were these vehicles broken into?
Post Office?
School?
Bank?
Hospital?
Office building?
Job?
Fed building?

Other Gun Free Zone?

Thieves KNOW good chance of finding a gun inside. The idiot politicians CREATED the problem. Not the gun owner.

Do you CC in a forbidden location or lock it in your vehicle?

 

[DavidMcmillan]

If you are going someplace where you know you cannot carry (for any reason, or in any concealed condition), and you cannot adequately secure your weapon in your vehicle, leave the darn thing at home. You will be 99.99999% safe for that period of time.

As @RickN said, rights carry responsibilities.

 

[Jestik]

But...but....I want to put stickers all over my vehicle advertising what's inside.

This right here. No NRA/GOA/Molon Labe/2A stickers for this exact reason.

In fact, really throw them off and put up a Bernie sticker!

 

[TerryMiller]

Sheesh. Lock your car and store it out of sight at least . . . . and don't show it off on TikTok.

I don't even show mine off on OSA.

 

[TedKennedy]

As an aside, one of my friends' sons had his truck broken into last week at 71st and Riverside. Scumbags tried to steal it, tore it up pretty bad.

Police were called, boy told to "take pictures of the damage and email them to us, we'll file a report".

 

[Snaketzu]

We know from John Lott's research that anywhere gun ownership goes up and/or concealed carry gets easier, confrontational crime decreases and property crime increases.
Confrontational crime is almost always reported. Property crime is usually only reported when a police report is necessary for an insurance claim. So the trend can be hidden unless property crime statistics are corrected for unreported crimes.
I say this as backing for my otherwise anecdotal claim that property crime is on the rise in OK metro areas, regardless of what statistics the local police departments are trotting out. Don't leave unsecured firearms in vehicles or homes unless they are well hidden. Center consoles, glove boxes, and nightstand drawers don't count.

 

[T-Dog]

I've been looking at the Ford Maverick and while building it out, they have an option for a console vault. Do you all think this would be enough to safely store a gun?

 

[El Pablo]

I've been looking at the Ford Maverick and while building it out, they have an option for a console vault. Do you all think this would be enough to safely store a gun?

I bet a pry bar pops it open instantly. Better than nothing though.

 

[Pstmstr]

Definitely a problem. I wonder how many people arrested for having a stolen gun in their possession have actually been prosecuted and convicted of a felony? I’m guessing that’s a bigger problem. When criminals are actually prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law instead of plea bargained out some of them might not be on the streets stealing guns out of vehicles. The guy who stole a gun out of my dad’s truck never served a day. I couldn’t legally carry a gun inside the post office but you can bet there was one in the vehicle. The vehicle was locked and the gun hidden but I’m sure someone with enough time in the vehicle could find it. Instead of blaming the crime victim maybe prosecuting the criminal would be a better approach.

 

[Capm_Spaulding]

Oh god, not this debate again.
I learned not to dare tell anyone on this forum to stop leaving their damn guns in their vehicles the last time this came up. Lots of butthurt incoming.