yeah, thats the idea here usually, as our street was hit a few times in the last 5 years, usually just dumb kids stealing tools and propane tanks, but i don't love the idea of being the person responsible for arming them if they decide to bust into the house instead of just the shed.
also it keeps them out of the way cause my cats are dumb and will climb on anything... in the unlikely event that we decide to sell any of our stuff i think claw marks might lessen the value just a smidge. so a centralized storage area where they wont get dirty, dusty, or filled with spiders, plus a good place to lock them away from friends that have not been converted, or drunk party folks, or curious little hands. we have no kids but some of our friends are breeders, so they will probably bring those things over here at some point.