03Lightningrocks wrote:I think you might be advertising you own guns and get robbed when you are out of the house. I won't even put an NRA sticker on my truck for this reason. I would prefer the bad guys not know I have anything worth stealing.
I have TSRA and NRA decals on my back window of my pickup. I see it as a form of promotion for the TSRA and NRA, as well as a form of self-expression of my political views and support for the second amendment. I keep nothing in my truck that I can live without, and I also have serial numbers of all of my firearms recorded in a secure place in the event they are stolen. Also, I have a insurance rider to cover all my firearms. On the occasions where I leave a firearm in my vehicle (like going into a hospital posted 30.06), I don't leave my $1200 Kimber 1911 out in the truck...that's the reason for owning an inexpensive revolver as a "truck" gun. My home has an alarm system (with the appropriate signs and stickers advertising that fact), and I also have a large black lab that barks like crazy when someone strange comes to the door. I also keep the gate to the backyard locked, and I know my neighbors.
I'm not saying I'm invulnerable, but I've never had any problems yet. Most criminals look for easy targets. Unless they're crazy, they're not going to risk robbing the home of a "firearms enthusiast" with a security system and a big dog barking like mad inside. Or at least, I wouldn't, if I were a criminal!
That being said, I do try to blend in as much as possible when I'm out and about and carrying concealed. I don't wear 5.11 "Tactical" clothing, or khaki vests in the summertime, because IMHO that just screams "concealed carry." If anything, someone seeing me would probably think I am your average Texas good-ole-boy that just likes hunting and fishing and country music, and that's fine with me.
Just my two cents worth of course...
MojoTexas
