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grim-bob wrote:I'm really surprised by all of the people saying he should have had it locked up... to each your own but I don't see how you can say that is a requirement. I'm not judging you if you feel that is what you want to do for your own piece of mind.

If you feel you need to lock up yours so be it but I don't see any reason to lock up every weapon everytime someone isn't in the house. The chance of not having it ready to go when you need it increases immensely in this scenario. "Go to" guns need to be at the ready. Lock up the others but for protection guns do what you feel is right in your mind based on your situation (kids, etc).

If someone breaks in and steals a weapon and uses it that is on them. I personally wouldn't be happy that it happened but it isn't on my conscience. They made their own decision to steal it and then use it. I didn't provide it for them or leave it somewhere they could find it in public.

pcgizzmo wrote:

Maxwell wrote:I have to ask: Why would you leave a gun unsecured when you weren't home to keep an eye on it?
Why did it take you until morning to realize it was missing? As a nightstand gun shouldn't it have been checked before you went to sleep?

I am sorry for your loss and I really am not trying to beat you up, but my first reaction is that there might have been a little carelessness on your part also...

Well, I guess that is a valid question but like I said it was my night stand gun there for quick access and it was hidden under my night stand so unless someone actively looked for it under there they would not have seen it. I have no kids so I am not worried about that and my wife knows how to shoot my guns so that wasn't an issue either. People even when I have company don't go in my bed room. I have friends that I have been to there house no less than probably 50 times and I've never even seen there bedroom so the thought about someone entering my bed room w/out me being present wasn't on my mind. Yes, I should have thought about the house keeper but I've come upon guns even as kid and knew that they were something I should not touch. I would assume an adult would know the same unless they were intent on taking the gun which was apparently what happened.

I have knives in around the house also and they are dangerous but I don't put them up every time I leave either.