Thread: Too many cars being stolen for me.

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i have a carry permit but unless you catch them in the act it does not do you much good.
locks are for keeping honest people honest and will not really stop a pro car thief. your opts are limited.i use a homemade device which locks the brakes and prevents the clutch from being disengaged.plus i always get a ground floor room where i can park my cars outside the room i;m staying at. good luck guys

RS....maybe I wasn't clear enough or didn't read your post right at the end....make no mistake, I don't take guns or their use lightly....after 15 years as a cop, with 8 on SWAT and half of that as a sniper, I don't want anyone thinking I do....my point is just that if you are gonna carry it, don't be afraid to use it if the need arises. You are absolutely right...get on 911 and give them the description of yourself and suspect....and practice practice practice....I once had someone ask me if I kept my guns loaded....the answer was what good are they unloaded.

Originally Posted by ShoeboxJames

RS....maybe I wasn't clear enough or didn't read your post right at the end....make no mistake, I don't take guns or their use lightly....after 15 years as a cop, with 8 on SWAT and half of that as a sniper, I don't want anyone thinking I do....my point is just that if you are gonna carry it, don't be afraid to use it if the need arises. You are absolutely right...get on 911 and give them the description of yourself and suspect....and practice practice practice....I once had someone ask me if I kept my guns loaded....the answer was what good are they unloaded.

Shoebox,
Fixed my wording to be more clear - I was not questioning your attitude or approach in any way.

RS, didn't think you were, just didn't know if I had been a little vague...lol. As for the other comments...you are all right, our judicial system lets most car thieves off with a slap on the hand....and it is big business. Gang members stealing them for gang initiations or there are asian gangs that steal hondas for the airbags and other parts.....it should be dealt with as serious as other violent crimes...but our courts look at it as a property crime and as such doesn't warrant that serious of a punishment because "nobody got hurt"...our system irritates me to no end, but it is still the best in the world. Although we could add some punishments like caning...lol, or go back to wild west days and treat car thieves like horse thieves....

Originally Posted by ShoeboxJames

Although we could add some punishments like caning...lol, or go back to wild west days and treat car thieves like horse thieves....

I mentioned that in post#5 to this thread although I think the liberal segment in our society would find that too severe as they are more in to rehabilitation.

Don't know if you guys remember the taser club that was out a few years ago. I believe it is illegal too now(was discontinued for poor sales), but it was basically a club that attached to your steering wheel with the usual lock mechanism, only this one was remote activated with a taser charge in it. I figure anything that can potentially harm criminals has to be made illegal, because all the politicials might get shocked otherwise!

Years ago there was a shop owner in the Miami area whose shop was broken into on a very regular basis. He got fed up and rigged a shotgun to a string so if someone broke in through a certain window it would go off. It worked and some lowlife got killed. Guess who got arrested for murder? Yep, the shop owner. I call that instant justice, but the law sees it differently. I guess that shop owner should have put out milk and cookies so any incoming thief would feel right at home and be comfy.

I like that taser club, Steve. But I would like it better if it were wired to 220 volts.

Don

Originally Posted by hotrodstude

i have a carry permit but unless you catch them in the act it does not do you much good.
locks are for keeping honest people honest and will not really stop a pro car thief. your opts are limited.i use a homemade device which locks the brakes and prevents the clutch from being disengaged.plus i always get a ground floor room where i can park my cars outside the room i;m staying at. good luck guys

Guns are great, if you plan to sleep in your car... Think I'd prefer some good theft deterrents to at least slow down the ametuers! IMO, the problem is with the judicial system, seems auto theft is little more then a misdemeanor!

Wherever there is a huge get together of Hot Rods I would imagine the theives are there too. Dang shame it's got to the point that going to one of the big shows requires sleeping in shifts and having someone awake to gaurd the cars...