handgun display at home

Intersting all.....

I do love sitting in my "study"....good bourbon in hand, dog at my feet, pondering all the memories behind the guns behind the glass in my gun case. I really would lose something by putting them behind a steel door....but maybe such is the world we live in today. Still not totally convinced to get rid of my Dad's guncase of which I speak, however. Maybe the fact that I also have a Liberty safe in the basement and transfer the long guns to it when I am out of town overnight makes me feel better.

J
 
I like your idea of displaying them, let us know what you come up with. Guns are nice to look at. As to securing them maybe a pistol rack with a rod and cable through the trigger guards secured to the desk. Beef up your security for the house and that particular room and enjoy the view.
 
The idea that "that is what insurance is for" is rather simplistic and overlooks a few points to consider.

The first is that you don't (or shouldn't) want any guns to fall into the hands of the kind of people who rob homes. I know crooks will get weapons, but there is no point in making it easy, and my conscience would bother me a lot if my guns were misused.

A second point is that if it becomes known that your home was robbed and that a dozen, or a hundred guns were taken, your "friends and neighbors" might not be too happy with you. Even pro-gun folks won't like the idea and the anti-gun gang will demand your arrest and imprisonment on some charge, any charge.

Then, if one of your guns is misused, it is not inconceivable that you could be sued on the grounds that your failure to secure your guns was aiding and abetting a crime.

And will the insurance company pay up? Maybe, maybe not. They have in the past refused to pay for theft of valuable objects if the insured did not "act responsibly" by keeping them secure. There was a big kerfluffle a while back over the theft of a diamond necklace; the insurance company refused to pay on the grounds that it should have been kept in a bank vault and not worn to a party.

I think a decent safe is cheap compared to the problems that unsecured guns could bring.

Jim
 
I didn't mean "that's what insurance if for" to be taken as a sign that I don't care if my guns are stolen.
However, I buy them because I enjoy them, and I don't enjoy them as much if they're perpetually kept locked away in the dark.
If you want to display your guns, go for it - if you live in a decent neighborhood, and have a reasonably well secured house the chances are slim anything will ever happen to them.
Be smart about it - no lighted displays facing the street - and there's no reason to assume you're going to be inviting break-in's. I'm not sure how often the rest of you have workmen wandering around in your houses, but - at least for me - that seems pretty easy to avoid.
On the off chance that something does happen, insurance is a good idea (and that's what it's for) - just like it's a good idea to insure electronics, art, and power equipment. As part of the insurance process you can take pictures/record S#'s of your guns to make them easier to recover if they are stolen. But, for most of us, there's no reason to keep all the things you enjoy locked in a safe in the basement.
 
Of all the important things in life, possessions aren't one of them.
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They are important enough to safeguard against theft! Especially firearms that could be stolen, and travel down the illegal road to the end of someones life itself!!!

if you live in a decent neighborhood, and have a reasonably well secured house the chances are slim anything will ever happen to them.
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Career criminals choose nice neighborhoods. Bad neighborhoods don't have much worth stealing!!!
 
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I didn't mean "that's what insurance if for" to be taken as a sign that I don't care if my guns are stolen.
However, I buy them because I enjoy them, and I don't enjoy them as much if they're perpetually kept locked away in the dark.
If you want to display your guns, go for it - if you live in a decent neighborhood, and have a reasonably well secured house the chances are slim anything will ever happen to them.
Be smart about it - no lighted displays facing the street - and there's no reason to assume you're going to be inviting break-in's. I'm not sure how often the rest of you have workmen wandering around in your houses, but - at least for me - that seems pretty easy to avoid.
On the off chance that something does happen, insurance is a good idea (and that's what it's for) - just like it's a good idea to insure electronics, art, and power equipment. As part of the insurance process you can take pictures/record S#'s of your guns to make them easier to recover if they are stolen. But, for most of us, there's no reason to keep all the things you enjoy locked in a safe in the basement.
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Well said and I completely agree. I would not have so many guns if I did not enjoy them. Just be smart about what you do, but I am not going to allow the crooks to take away from my enjoyment by being what I feel is overly cautious. Be smart and comfortable, and of course that will vary person to person. To each his own
 
I never knew anyone who displayed guns on their walls when I was growing up (I'm 65). I never knew anyone who hunted. I never saw anyone carry a gun in town. I never knew anyone who left any of their doors or cars unlocked. And I never knew anyone who was burgled, robbed or had a car stolen.
 
Of all the important things in life, possessions aren't one of them
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While I agree with you in part, especially with most stuff, I beg to differ when it comes to firearms. The possible result when a gun is stolen from my home and falls into the hands of a criminal mind with little conscience can have a devastating effect on someone's life down the road.

I may not know about it, but why would anyone not be concerned about it?
That's why I don't tell many people about my collection, and keep a fairly low profile about my interest in the shooting sports. No need to attract unwelcome attention, methinks.
 
Sparks1957 said:
While I agree with you in part, especially with most stuff, I beg to differ when it comes to firearms. The possible result when a gun is stolen from my home and falls into the hands of a criminal mind with little conscience can have a devastating effect on someone's life down the road.

I may not know about it, but why would anyone not be concerned about it?
That's why I don't tell many people about my collection, and keep a fairly low profile about my interest in the shooting sports. No need to attract unwelcome attention, methinks.
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That is a good point an an honorable one but chances are that criminal is going to find a way to negatively affect those lives. The gun is only a tool. In college I worked in a liquor store. No telling how many lives were negatively affected by the alcohol I sold, but if I did not work there or that store was closed, the alcoholic would just find another
 
that criminal is going to find a way to negatively affect those lives. The gun is only a tool
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No doubt, TennJed. However, the question is whether we want to make it easier or harder for them to do that.
 
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No doubt, TennJed. However, the question is whether we want to make it easier or harder for them to do that.
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Very true. I hope no one would be too careless, but we all have to balance that. Occasionally I will leave a gun in my truck if I am unable to carry it where I am. This is, IMHO, an increased risk of theft than from my home. I have left the gun at my home because of an increased risk of theft. It is a hard balance
 
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