I have some hard experience when it comes to having firearms stolen. 5 years ago, I had 2 shotguns, 4 rifles, and 5 pistols in the house. I have a workshop, and on a back shelf, I had ammo stacked up: .32 colt, 12 Guage, 303 Winchester, 7mm Remington, .22 Magnum, .22 LR, etc. Somebody came in and robbed the shop... but they also noticed the ammo while casing the place. Sometime later, I left at 8 in the morning, and returned at 8:30 to find that all my long guns were gone. I miss the 1886 Winchester takedown in .303 especially. What I learned... Never put your rifle in the corner of a room... that is the first place a thief will look. Never put your ammo out to be seen. and finally, never collect valuable guns without a security plan. Now, the pistols are ok... I guess I shall concentrate on those.