Pics inside your safe taboo?

[ordy]

I've been going to various forums for quite some time and while pictures of individual guns are quite common, I have rarely seen pictures of the inside of someone's safe. On the forums, your anonymity is pretty secure and the chances of being robbed or threatened by a forum member seems remote. Is there some unwritten taboo I'm unaware of?

 

[Jessie]

Unless your safe is mounted on a boat, I wouldn't do it.
Anything entered here, stays here, forever. And it can be accessed by people you
may not want to have access.

 

[Tex1001]

On the forums, your anonymity is pretty secure and the chances of being robbed or threatened by a forum member seems remote.

It's not the citizens that worry us, really. At least one government monitors forums like this 24/7. Count on it.
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[pinduck]

Why would you want the whole world to know anything about your safe?

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

What even motivates such a question? The Internet is an open book available to friends and enemies alike. If anyone decides to post such photographs they might as well post their street address and what room it's located in.

 

[Mickey D]

What safe?

 

[Muss Muggins]

I've seen several pics of the inside of safes posted here over the last year. Just saw a pic of one full of M1 carbines this week . . .

 

[yaktamer]

I always laugh at folks who post stuff like, "I'd never post a picture of the guns in my safe on the net, thieves might target me." You've just told everybody you have a safe full of guns.

 

[bullmack]

I keep my safe with my moonshine still - then I go on reality TV - and they still can't find it

 

[Smith357]

This is what my safe looks like today. I lost it and its contents in a boating accident. Any pictures you see of guns I claim to be mine are nothing but lies and fabrications to help boost my low self-esteem.

 

[Damn Yankee]

From all the years that I have been reading the posts on this site the one thing I have learned is, If you have any kind of guns and you want to keep them do not take them on a boat!

 

[mule69]

Never had a safe. Thought about getting one for awhile but sold my last gun at a gun show a few weeks back. Used the proceeds to buy another refrigerator to store all of my peanut butter and jelly. However, I still enjoy reading about everyone else's possessions.

 

[ordy]

I've seen several pics of the inside of safes posted here over the last year. Just saw a pic of one full of M1 carbines this week . . .

I saw that as well which got me thinking and motivated the question.

 

[eveled]

I never understood the notion of having guns making you a target for thieves. Guns have little value compared to other collections. Also, if I were a thief, I'd be looking for a house that did not have guns.

Posting a picture of a safe full of diamonds and Rolex watches, with a bumper sticker that said, "Ban Gun's". That would make you a target. IMHO.

Most safes are not very picturesque, just bad angles of guns stacked too close to each other.

As far as the government goes, they pretty much know what you have, and will come and get it if they want.

I would love to post a picture of something illegal, just as a test to see if anybody actually shows up. Ed.

For the record, I own nothing illegal, love my country, and pose no threat to anybody.

 

[Doug M.]

^ Actually, for some criminal actors, stolen firearms have a staggeringly high value. Certainly not the same value as cash, or Rolex watches or lots of other things, but a lot.

As for forum anonymity - not just no, hell no. Very little anyone posts on most forums cannot be found. Google and other search engines regularly return stuff from this forum. It is open to anyone to read without being a member. I doubt it is as much of a personal safety fail as Facebook and similar stupidity, but anything that happens here is almost as public as putting it on a billboard.

 

[Mule Packer]

Uh...just one question. Why would you want to see a picture of the inside of someone else's safe? Just curious.

Do you also want to see pictures of any jewelry, art, or high-end electronics we might have?

 

[OldSquid]

I think that the risks of doing this kind of get played-up a little bit. However, I always question why people want to post pictures of anything other than relatively rare guns.

You say that you just bought a new Glock 19? We're gun guys and gals, and we like to hear about stuff like that; but why do you need to show anybody a picture of it - we all know what one looks like, and yours is gonna be no different than anyone else's. You say you have a whole locker full of guns? OK, cool. But why do you feel the need to show them off? I just don't get the motivation. Besides, showing off a locker full of guns might just be of interest to agencies that, of course, strictly abide by the Bill of Rights and "do not illegally monitor the activities of law abiding citizens." (I don't think that concern is over-played in the least).

Now, tell us that you just acquired a NIB Japanese Nambu pistol? That is worth showing off! I'd sure want to see it. That's akin to the Holy Grail to gun enthusiasts, and I'm pretty sure we'd all want to see it.

 

[Wheeler57]

I think it would be interesting to see what some folks here have in their safes. If I had a safe I wouldn't show it though.

 

[wheelgun28]

OK I tried to take a picture from inside my safe but it didn't go well.

I think its too dark with the door shut!

 

[OldSquid]

This is what my safe looks like today. I lost it and its contents in a boating accident. Any pictures you see of guns I claim to be mine are nothing but lies and fabrications to help boost my low self-esteem.

I betcha Davey Jones has an awesome gun locker by now.