More of you cannot fix stupid

[skeeter@ccia.com]

It still is not right you have to have things under lock and key esp when at a gun club shooting range..funny how nobody ever sees something like that going down...we installed security cameras at our club and have had to call police a few times with things caught on camera like the middle of the night someone runnin around with shotgun shooting our camp ducks..walked over to his car, put them in ..left, came back and was camping there..police said..well, you still do not have a close up of 'him'..so can't nail him...but we did kick out of club...is one in every crowd.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

I would have to agree with skeeter.....why do I have to carry my rifle with me everywhere I go on the gun range? I, too, often bring several rifles with me when I go to the range, to make the most of my range time. To call this individual a candidate for the darwin awards is a little presumptuous to my thinking. That's like saying I should carry anything (and everything) I think precious to me EVERYWHERE I go.....it's just not practical. And, I'll be frank....I didn't think this would be a forum where one would blame the victim of a crime.

Sounds like someone is frequenting this particular gun range with the sole intention of stealing firearms....hide in the woods until someone isn't looking, then snatch their weapon and take off. I would take a close look at my membership list, as well as the local neighbors. Doesn't sound like anyone just "drove up' and took off.....one would think that one would hear a car, even at 300 yards.
Perhaps a simple solution would be to attach a wire cable to each shooting bench, with a loop at one end. One could then run the cable through the trigger guard and lock the cable to the bench. Unless the benches were really flimsy, I don't think anyone would try and steal the rifle AND the bench.....
Just a thought.................