Thread: More Pistols and Semi Autos Stolen

Originally Posted by systolic

A little paranoid?

If I ever felt I couldn't drive home the same way twice in a row, I'd be talking to my mental brother in law's doctors.

@shooternz and @systolic

Kind of agree, that kind of constant vigilance is just impossible to keep up. Saying that, at select times like on the way home from the range may be worth doing something like checking mirrors. (I'm unlikely to be targeted though, as I opted out of joining the range's Facebook page!) Shooternz's precaution of parking in his garage seems a precaution you can easily keep up, indefinitely and without variation, without paying much attention once it's a habit.

Using the garage to park also solves the BIG PROBLEM of getting long guns in and out of a car during daylight hours without neighbours noticing -- especially on those bright summer evenings. The shitty law which means that I can't discretely wait until dark to transfer the gun into the house does not help. Mornings are however OK: the dodgier my neighbours, the truer Kiwis they are: nocturnal!!!

The no-bumper-stickers advice is good. Actually, it's not just "Hunting and Fishing" type stickers which may be a problem: If you have any particular noticeable sticker (call it "visual distinguishing mark") on your car, it may be spotted by the range and later identified by your house or workplace. Frankly, if you drive any unusual car, whether a classic or one with a characteristic large dent in the driver's door, that's also a screaming loud VDM that makes your car memorable.

I must say I've taken on board shooternz's garage parking idea. But first I must de-clutter. O-:> Until then, anyone got spare Cello case?