Shitbags hit Firing Pin (Opelika, AL) last night

[Waorani]

Suspects use vehicle to smash into Opelika gun store, steal weapons

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – Opelika police are investigating a weekend smash and grab at a local gun store, where the suspect(s) used a vehicle to ram into the building. Photo Credit: Firing Pin F…

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[Sean the Nailer]

Back in more civilized time, they shot horse-thieves. Methinks its time to start being civil again!

 

[Veer_G]

Our favorite LGS is surrounded in the front with six-foot lally columns, three buried in rebar-reinforced concrete and three exposed. Can't be too careful.

 

[marc.]

The shops here have to secure their firearms when they're closed.. most places look like they put everything in safes at night. Is that not the case in other places? Are guns just left out on the racks and unsecured in display cases?

 

[MtnCreek]

The shops here have to secure their firearms when they're closed.. most places look like they put everything in safes at night. Is that not the case in other places? Are guns just left out on the racks and unsecured in display cases?

They’re secured behind closed and locked doors. The gov can eat a dick if they don’t like someone’s method of securing firearms.

 

[W54/XM-388]

That was a big thing a couple years ago in our area.
Criminal gangs stealing big pickup trucks and then smashing them through the walls / doors of gun shops.

Eventually most of the places wound up with big concrete blocks a few yards away from the outside walls and doors, or big embedded cylindrical posts.

Both Gun stores I was frequenting at the time got hit that same way.

 

[vh20]

Dang! A friend of mine owns Reynolds Outdoors there in Opelika. I hope he’s not next.

 

[Waorani]

Not sure how recently but I think Reynolds has already been hit?

Pics came from FPs facebook page. You can see a bollard in one of the pics but I can't remember how they were set up relative to the door.

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[marc.]

They’re secured behind closed and locked doors. The gov can eat a dick if they don’t like someone’s method of securing firearms.

Judging from all the stories, the locked doors idea doesn't sound very secure.

 

[MtnCreek]

Judging from all the stories, the locked doors idea doesn't sound very secure.

As long as it’s a shops decision and not a gov mandate.

 

[marc.]

As long as it’s a shops decision and not a gov mandate.

I totally agree on this point. The shops here have an option of using a cable or rod to lock all the trigger guards, but most of the shops I've seen and talked to put almost everything in safes at night. The ones that don't have concrete walls or high strength cages. It is true though that the CA DOJ feels the need to dictate every little thing in every aspect of the firearm industry.

 

[chevy_man]

I totally agree on this point. The shops here have an option of using a cable or rod to lock all the trigger guards, but most of the shops I've seen and talked to put almost everything in safes at night. The ones that don't have concrete walls or high strength cages. It is true though that the CA DOJ feels the need to dictate every little thing in every aspect of the firearm industry.

The shops here lock the glass doors. Seriously, they're insured against theft and once you're behind locked doors a lock is a lock. Only so much you can do before it's financially draining to keep selling guns.

Location, location, location.

I live here because crime is low. If the crime rate rises there will either be a posse formed or I'll find a new place to live.

 

[marc.]

The shops here lock the glass doors. Seriously, they're insured against theft and once you're behind locked doors a lock is a lock. Only so much you can do before it's financially draining to keep selling guns.

Location, location, location.

I live here because crime is low. If the crime rate rises there will either be a posse formed or I'll find a new place to live.

On the same token, I know people in areas where there is zero crime and still lock their guns up in a safe. Even with insurance, guess they just like to feel safer. Shouldn't have to... but they do anyways.

 

[Downtown]

When I had a pre FFL inspection, the inspector examined my safes and asked me to safe the firearms at closing. Is that the rule? I don't know. But as those of you in the building trades can attest, when the electrical inspector asks you to do something before he'll sign off, you do it. No, that's not right, but it's the way it is.

 

[MtnCreek]

You have to have secure storage, you don’t have to use it. NFA may be different, I don’t know.

 

[DaveM]

I know of a shop owner whose life was saved by the local cops.

The local scumbags let it slip that they planned to storm the store during business hours, kill the owner and then take whatever they wanted.

 

[j-huskey]

You have to have secure storage, you don’t have to use it. NFA may be different, I don’t know.

NFA items have to be secured in a business.
Gun stores with non NFA items have options depending on the level of security.
We had one store in a shabby building hit many times, poorer security that needed given the history of successful hits.
ATFE gave the store an option, upgrade the security, or lose your license.....
Or secure 1000 firearms each night...

They seriously upgraded their security.

The original posters incident could have been avoided easily by a narrow-er reinforced door, or properly placed bollards that do not allow a regular vehicle the width to drive through.

Or, a serious rolling barred/heavy link door at night capable of stopping a vehicle, like you see on pawn shops in the ghetto cities.
It is what it is.

The criminals in this incident are not local thugs, but an organized group hitting in Al, Ga, Tn, nFl area.

Reasonable precautions like a rolling chain door, or bollards would have prevented this. Too easy.
Building wouldn't be as aesthetically pretty, but, no pussy soccer mom van would have driven through.

 

[myronman3]

at some point season will be opened on gang bangers, hood rats, and other such scumbags.

once season opens, shit will clean up in short order.

 

[308pirate]

at some point season will be opened on gang bangers, hood rats, and other such scumbags.

once season opens, shit will clean up in short order.

Faster than you can ever imagine...........

 

[Veer_G]

Is that you, Travis Bickle? Is this me?

 

[Waorani]

They posted that the NFA stuff was secured and untouched. Was halfway planning on going up there this week to just to make some use of that annual membership I bought but have barely used!