let's assume DOC has a security system on the house, & none of the guns are visible from the window
I finally put my foot ( & wallet ) down & built a walk in gun safe / loading / storm shelter / fire proof room, after my builder buddies daughter's place ( they are a couple mile country neighbors to our farm ) got their house broken into & the thieves stole all their guns, ammo, & collection of silver ( & all their car keys ??? ) several of the guns were one off custom builds that her dad had passed down to her... 3 years ago, & so far nothing recovered...
we live in a 100 year old farm house, & my main fear is theft, & fire... but reloading for around 75 different calibers means I have quite a powder & primer library, that MRS ( who worries about everything ) was always worrying about, since my old loading room was just off the bedroom...
she sleeps much better knowing everything that can go bang ( except my carry gun, that doubles as a night stand gun ) are locked away in a safe & fire proof place...
I will say, that I wished I would have done it 20 years ago... instead of 3 years ago, as I don't even want to talk about how expensive that much steel & concrete cost... we have a security system on the house, but living in the country, I'm not going to fool myself as to what actual response times could be, & an alarm does nothing to protect from a fire... I will say it was cheaper to build than the collection is worth, & both mine & MRS peace of mind is priceless...
so if you see a picture like this... don't assume it's the corner across from a big picture window... it's just a well disguised concrete room with no windows & a very thick steel door
BTW... the guns as they sit in this corner rack, are worth about what it cost to build the safe room... so even though I complain about the build cost, with what I have stored in there, it's been worth every penny