I second the reccomendation of those boxes... they look like they
would be compliant. Additionally, at least to steal whatver is inside
in an expedient manner, someone would have to cut the cable.
What I do (for cars) is lock the pistol in a locked case, then I use a thick
cable with a combination padlock to attach the case to the frame of the
vehicle in the trunk, though its handle. (theres some holes punched where
he "rear deck" is in many cars, you can thread the cable through there). Might
seem paranoid but at least if the gun was ever stolen, it at least makes it look like
you made an effort to secure it.
Cross-X/Scrivener: Offhand, out of curiousity, is there a large number of cases that come to you guys
as an indirect result of someone trying to report one of their guns stolen? And in those cases, does there
appear to be any correlation between how gun friendly the issuing authority is and how the person gets treated?
Of course in some cases, this data might be hard to track... because if the PD doesnt want to make a big stink
about it, then nobody will ever end up calling you, which is a good thing, but it doesnt give a lot of feedback
to LE reaction about this issue, which seems gray and murky at best. I've only ever heard horror stories,
never anything good... and wasnt sure if thats representative of reality or otherwise. (I generally
work from the assumption that if you lose a gun in this state, you have a 50/50 chance of losing your LTC....
depending on circumstances, etc...)
Of course, in free states none of this seems to be an issue... having a gun stolen is treated no differently than
any other property theft.... in MA its a murky issue at best, and at worst, one loses their ownership rights!
-Mike