Stolen gun? Eh, I'll get around to reporting it when I get home from work.

[tRidiot]

I’ll chime in from personal experience. Years ago, I had a gun stolen from my center console of my locked truck in my driveway in Safe Suburbia USA.

A couple years ago my company brought in a consulting firm called Partners in Leadership. They specialize in accountability training. The whole premise is to change behavior within an organization that when something goes wrong, there is something everyone could have done differently to achieve a better outcome. This is not to blame or get anyone in trouble it’s for everyone to take accountability and challenge them to improve their part to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

I was pissed and thought I had done my part and that the thief was to blame, and he was. Then I had an “ah ha moment “ What could I have done differently in this situation that would have prevented it and will help to prevent this from happening again. I took a little time and money and installed a quick action gunsafe in my console.

Same with your rape victim, of course it’s not her fault but there may be several things she could have done differently or could do differently to limit the chance of that happening.

There is a HUGE difference in victim blaming and learning from the situation to learn to better protect ourselves.

Absolutely. Which is why I have installed very advanced alarms in my vehicles as well, as well as visual deterrent in the form of alarm flashing lights, etc. My point isn't should one take appropriate and reasonable precautions to protect one's property.... my point is when someone is questions whether one is a "responsible gun owner" if they don't follow some proscribed strict measures arbitrarily assigned without regard to anything else.

I don't give 2 schitts whether someone thinks I am a "responsible gun owner". I do what I do, and if someone steals my property, especially after I take reasonable precautions to prevent that theft, I am not going to voluntarily flagellate myself for some perceived shortcoming that led to their temptation. Nor will I accept blame for their felonious tendencies.

 

[Yeti695]

I agree with keeping a gun in your car is not that smart move, especially when it’s a handgun. Personally I would never leave a gun in my vehicles overnight at all. If you’re out running around town and go someplace where you can’t carry, then leaving it in there is one thing. Then if you find out that your gun has been stolen you report it immediately. I know that even if it’s locked up in any way if someone has the time and wants, it will get it. I just don’t like the practice of keeping a gun in the car. My wife does now and again, but we live in the country with a fence and 2 big dogs. I don’t like her to do it, but there is sometimes when I don’t know she has put in the truck. Also if we have it in the truck when we get out and can’t or don’t want to carry it we lock it up in the center console or glove box.

 

[bigred1]

If I'm out and about and have to leave my gun in my truck I have one of those security cases I lock mine in and it's cable locked to my driver's seat.