Do you lock your doors at night?

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Lucky1

Discussion Starter · Feb 4, 2022

OK. This might be a weird question. But I guess it is determined by where you live. When I bought my house I wasn't given a key. Two years later my lady and I decided to take a vacation. We didn't have a key so we had to get some made. The only reason we lock our doors is because of bears. You?

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LostinTexas

· #2 · Feb 4, 2022

No bears. We have a crime rate of either 0.01% or 0.001%, don't remember exactly. One may be property, the other violent, give or take a "0". I only know this because the POA had a come to Jesus with the SO over response times several years ago. They are kind of extreme, but we don't need a hurried response, usually. Nothing changed that I'm aware of, but can't say for sure.
A million to one odds are fantastic as long as you aren't the "one".

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Goldwing

· #3 · Feb 4, 2022

I lock them to keep the family from frequent visits when I want privacy. I keep my firearm handy for when the locks aren't enough deterrent.

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tony pasley

· #4 · Feb 4, 2022

Yes I lock up better safe than sorry don't really have much to worry about but there are some really stupid people out there.

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desertman

· #5 · Feb 4, 2022

Even though we live in a safe neighborhood and damn near everyone is armed. Of course we lock our doors at night. It really isn't that hard.

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leob

· #6 · Feb 4, 2022

Different realities! I read that they are worried about a boring bear or unexpected visitors. Or that they bought a house and were not given keys.

My house is 23 km (14 mi) from the capital, Buenos Aires, in a city of 170,000, 4 blocks from the town hall. Nice neighborhood. My house has already been robbed 3 times.

Well, I literally sleep locked up, my doors and windows have bars (real) The dog sleeps with me. On my light table, my TPR9 with hollow point ammunition. In the bathroom, tucked away, an old but reliable .38 spl. Over there, always at hand, my beloved shotgun.
It wasn't always like this. 45 years ago my father closed the doors just because I was a sleepwalker. What happened in between? In my country the problem is called "Peronismo." Populist, disarming governments, defenders of the "victims of society" who today have more rights than good citizens. Crime was growing as citizens were also losing rights. Today they are the victims and we are the ones who sleep locked up. It hasn't been that long, so you who still can, don't let your rights be overwhelmed and don't fall into populist governments. "Weapons? For what?" said Fidel Castro and you know how it ended.
If it is complicated for you even having the second amendment, imagine yourself in a South American country, with the police and the army with their hands tied by political power, the advance of drug trafficking, gangs, etc. So I'm glad you still sleep with your doors open and your concern is finding those lost keys. Take care of it, it's worth gold

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Rhodester

· #7 · Feb 4, 2022

I don’t lock my doors since I figure open borders are ok.

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Old Wheel Gunner

· #8 · Feb 4, 2022

Trouble doesn't make an appointment, so yes to locking doors.

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Higgy Baby

· #9 · Feb 4, 2022

I live just south west of Mobile- been in same spot since 76. Yep- our doors stay locked 24/7. If we are out in the yard working- we will leave the back door unlocked.
We have had one attempted break-in about 15 years ago at 2 am. But I scared the crap out of them with my bang bang. They fled and left their car in the driveway- and they ran. The police found one hiding in a car about 3 doors down, and the other sob got away.
When I was a kid- we never locked our doors- where ever we lived.

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Shipwreck

· #10 · Feb 4, 2022

I have been in the criminal justice field for 31 years now. I have seen too many things...

My door is always locked. Even during the day, my doors are locked anytime I am home. And, locked when I leave.

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desertman

· #11 · Feb 4, 2022

Shipwreck said:
I have been in the criminal justice field for 31 years now. I have seen too many things...

My door is always locked. Even during the day, my doors are locked anytime I am home. And, locked when I leave.

With me it's more out of habit. Same with my vehicles. At night and whenever we leave the house we'll check and double check that everything is locked up especially the gun safe. We also make sure that the alarm system is turned on. One time when we were out shopping we saw this individual going around from vehicle to vehicle looking to find one that was unlocked. In broad freakin' daylight with shoppers going in and out of the store. How f'n brazen can one get? That's when I decided to remove my NRA decal off of my truck. Although I never do it anyway. I didn't want to give anyone the idea that I might have left a gun inside. Why even risk having my window smashed in by someone looking for one?

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yellowtr

· #12 · Feb 5, 2022

Doors locked even during the day when I am out on a walk or bike ride. Firearms loaded and ready 24/7. Crime is only getting worse just about everywhere.

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drycreek

· #13 · Feb 7, 2022

Shipwreck said:
My door is always locked. Even during the day, my doors are locked anytime I am home. And, locked when I leave.

As are ours. Why chance it ?

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armoredman

· #14 · Feb 7, 2022

Can't imagine leaving a door unlocked. Heck, I have interior doors that stay locked when not in use!

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blackswampleatherco

· #15 · Feb 15, 2022

I live in a small town but still have outside cameras, Security system and Lock all doors. Mainly because of my business is at home but we like the security.

Goldwing

· #16 · Feb 15, 2022

We do have a four camera surveillance system that my bride and I can monitor from our phones from almost anywhere. There is a ring doorbell also which is phone accessible. The whole works was cheap and easy to install.
Only problem is I can't B.S. my bride about when I got home!

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denner

· #17 · Feb 15, 2022

I'd recommend locking your doors and windows regardless of where you may live.

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corneileous

· #18 · May 18, 2022

I guess I’ve just made it too much of a habitual thing to lock up everything. Even though I live in a small Oklahoma town, whenever I park my pickup it gets locked up no matter where it’s at, even in the driveway at home. As far as the house, it gets locked up at night also. I just don’t take any chances.

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Brian48

· #19 · 9 mo ago

I live in the city (well, more like the 'burbs, but not quite) so leaving your house and car doors unlocked is definitely not a good idea. Not only do I lock my doors, I have an ADT security system installed as well as a Ring Pro door cam. I also have two small dogs who make a complete racket if they hear anything out of place. MA might be a miserable state as far as gun laws are concerned, but thankfully we have a castle doctrine here.

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FMHD

· #20 · 9 mo ago

Hmmmm I hesitate to say this. Bears aren’t coming in a door if unlocked. Around here they pull the acs out or something but none try the door. Just answering that as an observation.

Hope I’m not out of line here but my biggest fear as a kid especially was some gay burglar breaking in. He’s coming for the tv and sees you, moonlight shining on your thigh. Making him feel romantic. Ugh don’t want him having second thoughts why he’s there. Yea I’m a phobe and not ashamed of that. To each his own but they need to be respectful as I am.

My neighborhood is safe too. I’m in a rural area but seems lots of the kids are getting hooked on heroin and that could be a prob

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