Saturday, June 5, 2010

Guns Stolen in Iowa

The Sioux City Journal reports on the latest multiple gun theft.

VAIL, Iowa -- Authorities are offering a $4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for stealing approximately 40 guns from a dealer in Crawford County, Iowa.

Crawford County Sheriff James R. Steinkuehler said the guns were stolen during a burglary some time between 3 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Pete's Gun Shop in Vail, a city about 10 miles northeast of Denison.

Officials believe the suspect or suspects entered the business through a vent in the back of the building.

I know, I know, only the thief is responsible for stealing something. You can never blame the victim. But let me ask you this, all you individual-responsibility guys, all you don't-blame-the-victim guys. If you owned a gun shop, do you think it would be very difficult to render the "vent in the back" of the building inaccessible from the outside? I'd say it wouldn't take much to do that, not much brainpower to think of it and not much labor to do it. I'd go so far as to say, a gun store owner has a responsibility to do exactly that. We're not talking about international master thieves like you see in the movies. These are local hoodlums trying to make an easy buck. How hard would it be to prevent them?

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

3 comments:

  1. "If you owned a gun shop, do you think it would be very difficult to render the "vent in the back" of the building inaccessible from the outside? I'd say it wouldn't take much to do that, not much brainpower to think of it and not much labor to do it. I'd go so far as to say, a gun store owner has a responsibility to do exactly that. We're not talking about international master thieves like you see in the movies. These are local hoodlums trying to make an easy buck. How hard would it be to prevent them?"

    Well, the problem is most business owners don't think like local hoodlums. Bet he fixes it now that he has learned something from this but how can you blame him for not stopping the 2nd oldest profession?

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  2. I don't know about that FWM. I think businessmen, if they're responsible, strive to think exactly like that. They try their best to protect themselves from thieves and burglars. It's only when their irresponsibility, supported by the pro-gun attitude, as evidenced by comments like yours, allows shit like this to happen.

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  3. So now its my fault? I'm pretty sure I have never even been to Iowa.

    So what about the guns stolen from the Police in Illinois? Under your system of blame, shouldn't the entire police force be responsible? Should they not all lose their access to guns forever? Or does their magic talismans protect them from shared responsibility?

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