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Osage County Guns were crashed into by church going, athletic youts

3.1K views 30 replies 22 participants last post by  WalterGC  
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Unfortunately gun stores are going to have to turn their buildings into virtual fortresses if they want to keep this from happening. It's expensive, but this seems to be happening with increasing frequency. There need to be bollards surrounding the entire building that are strong enough to prevent any vehicle from smashing through. That and main entrances need to have two sets of doors that can be electronically activated by employees, preventing anyone from simply walking in or out without being buzzed. It's a PITA to us customers, but if these thefts keep getting worse the antis will use it as an excuse to pass more laws making it nigh impossible for many FFLs to do business.
 
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I was speaking in general terms. There are lots of gun shops near me that are just rented spaces in a strip mall and have little more than a locked gate and an alarm system for security.

As for the spacing of the bollards, I'm pretty sure that Osage is pretty red-faced regarding that one.
 
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It's just plain wrong that someone who stands up for correctness in spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax, as well as just plain accuracy in reporting, should be called a "Nazi."
 
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If I were Osage County Guns, I would do at least 2 things.

1) Make the bollards closer together, so there is NO WAY any car will fit between them.
2) Stop placing guns in glass display cases! Top Gun in Arnold, MO, (same metro area), places all of their guns on a wall, and there are metal roll-up doors that are lowered and locked over them when they are closed. Anything that can't fit behind the metal roll-up doors on the walls goes into the vault at closing time.
 
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there was a gunshop near me (long since closed) that got robbed once - after that they had large steel lockable boxes mounted the floors behind the display cases, the were the same width and had foam cut to match the size. the boxes were securely bolted to the floor, and at closing time every gun came out of the glass case and went into the box - the box was locked with hi quality padlocks.
Yes the locks could be cut or picked - but that would take too long. At closing time the staff could quickly and easily put the guns in the lock boxes in the same orientation they had been in the display case, so to put them back out in the morning didn't take long.

I thought it was a clever solution and probably less money than buying a bunch of safes....

JAG
 
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Organized punk thugs. Not all ghetto members can play professional sports so they resort to this. Drywall and metal studs are not going to stop this from happening. Let’s have more Dimocraps elected to office and watch as this kind of thing continues. Defund the POlice and this is what you get from the party of inclusiveness. Better believe Obama is smiling and happy about this as his little Marxist army grows. The wick of Revolution has been lit. Only Americans with backbones can stop what is coming.