re: My Glock 27 was stolen

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OP, I hope you aren’t keeping guns in your truck all the time. Not secure.

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Let's talk about this. To each his own? Are you suggesting I remove the weapon from my truck and bring it inside at the end of every day and reverse the process the next morning? I live in a VERY low crime area. Is this a generalization or should it just be accepted as a peril of defending yourself? The truck was not broken into. I'll freely admit to occasional absentmindedness. There were opportunities when the truck was unlocked and out of my sight and access to the gun was there (oil change, overnight stay at a car repair shop, maybe one or two others). I'll even confess to forgetfulness and leaving it unlocked a night or two over the years, but that doesn't even move the needle in terms of theft probability. The gun was 16 years old (5,821 overnight stays in the glove box). I estimate the theft was committed over the last 30 days (I don't check the console every time I get in).

I made the decision a long time ago that the gun would be a permanent fixture inside the truck based on my own day-to-day habits and the unpredictability of when and where crimes are perpetrated, along with the idea of losing the gun vs having it ready when the fit hits the shan. When I get the replacement weapon, I fully intend to revert back to my old habits and accept the probability of the whole thing happening again - maybe this time being a little more diligent. Relatively speaking, losing a gun is a small price to pay for being alive. You can replace the gun.

I have a safe in my truck. $250 with it. Well made. It can be cut with a angle grinder I guess. But deters snatch and grabs. Downside is you lose most of the center console storage