Handguns stolen from cars in Houston

[rotor]

As I have said before, if I am the victim of a car theft I am out a Taurus. Crooks have no problem getting guns no matter what. I would not feel guilty if my gun was stolen and used in a crime.

 

[Darkpriest667]

I bet the percentage of guns stolen out of trucks versus cars is way higher, and then if you add bumper stickers it skyrockets.

I drive a corolla with a star wars sticker. I've parked my car in some of the sketchiest parts of houston, austin, and dallas and it's never been broken into once. Its clean and it doesnt look like anything is left in it.

I usually carry my pistol but my AR, BOB, and armor are all in the trunk and have been for years.

 

[leVieux]

I bet the percentage of guns stolen out of trucks versus cars is way higher, and then if you add bumper stickers it skyrockets.

I drive a corolla with a star wars sticker. I've parked my car in some of the sketchiest parts of houston, austin, and dallas and it's never been broken into once. Its clean and it doesnt look like anything is left in it.

I usually carry my pistol but my AR, BOB, and armor are all in the trunk and have been for years.

Please post tag #, model year, & vehicle color

 

[striker55]

Crook's will always be on the hunt. What's the difference if they steal them from your house or your car? Stolen is stolen, you can't 100% protect your guns. Yeah you can make it harder but crook's are crook's.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

What round for crooks?

 

[MountainGirl]

What round for crooks?

My .22 will do the trick; through the eyes or through the nuts.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Please post tag #, model year, & vehicle color

Its a black corolla 2016. You know, one of the most common cars on earth.

Show up to an event and you can write the tag number down yourself =)

 

[Tnhawk]

I bet the percentage of guns stolen out of trucks versus cars is way higher, and then if you add bumper stickers it skyrockets.

I drive a corolla with a star wars sticker. I've parked my car in some of the sketchiest parts of houston, austin, and dallas and it's never been broken into once. Its clean and it doesnt look like anything is left in it.

I usually carry my pistol but my AR, BOB, and armor are all in the trunk and have been for years.

I find it foolish to advertise that a vehicle is likely to contain firearms or other items of value. My amateur radio call sign on my vehicle tags is the only indicator that anything worth stealing is in the vehicle.

 

[Darkpriest667]

I find it foolish to advertise that a vehicle is likely to contain firearms or other items of value. My amateur radio call sign on my vehicle tags is the only indicator that anything worth stealing is in the vehicle.

I agree. I've never put a gun sticker on ANYTHING I own. They go in a pile in a box. I'd be willing to bet a large percentage of stolen guns have the steal me stickers on their vehicles.

 

[leVieux]

Its a black corolla 2016. You know, one of the most common cars on earth.

Show up to an event and you can write the tag number down yourself =)

Just pointing it out. . . . .

 

[Tnhawk]

Crook's will always be on the hunt. What's the difference if they steal them from your house or your car? Stolen is stolen, you can't 100% protect your guns. Yeah you can make it harder but crook's are crook's.

Crooks also tend to be lazy and look for easier targets.

 

[leVieux]

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CONTRARIAN

OTOH, I have driven fabric-top velcro’ed or topless JEEPS for decades.

There is no need to “break-in”, they could be opened by pulling a velcro window strip. But, the genius criminals will cut the top or a plastic window to get in, causing much unnecessary & expensive damage.

Today, I leave them empty and UNLOCKED.

Years back in Houston, I put a blued J-frame w/ a black handle, clipped onto a control lever on the transmission hump, “backwards”, and left it there. It looked so much like one of the control handles that it was never molested, or even noticed.

More amazingly, when I was a runner, I found a little tri-fold wallet which looked exactly like the seat belt material, and just left it tucked into the driver’s seat near a belt; it survived unmolested, as it was so hard to notice.

Understand that I would never try those today.

There was an old book on “hiding things im plain sight”. . . . . .

leVieux
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[1911'S 4 Me]

Long gone are the days of old when you could leave a rifle and/or shotgun
in a gun rack in your truck and never have to worry about it.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Long gone are the days of old when you could leave a rifle and/or shotgun
in a gun rack in your truck and never have to worry about it.

I wonder why that was?

It's not like there weren't any thieves back then.
Respectable thieves didn't break into trucks?

What's different about now?

 

[Grumps21]

I wonder why that was?

It's not like there weren't any thieves back then.
Respectable thieves didn't break into trucks?

What's different about now?

Risk vs reward. DAs that are lenient or don’t prosecute at all. Not too much to worry about if you get caught.

 

[Shady]

Risk vs reward. DAs that are lenient or don’t prosecute at all. Not too much to worry about if you get caught.

so if no one is prosecuted why are the prisons full

 

[benenglish]

Long gone are the days of old when you could leave a rifle and/or shotgun
in a gun rack in your truck and never have to worry about it.

...in the high school parking lot.

 

[Grumps21]

so if no one is prosecuted why are the prisons full

I think you are smart enough to understand the gist of my statement. This would be akin to me replying that your quoted statement above says that the prisons are full of people who steal guns from cars. After all, that is what this thread is about, right?

 

[Tnhawk]

so if no one is prosecuted why are the prisons full

if the criminals are in prison, then why is crime a problem?

 

[Shady]

if the criminals are in prison, then why is crime a problem?

because the prisons are full and the courts are so backlogged with people who have been charged they do not have time to hold a trial in a speedy manner that the law says they have to do