All too frequently police from across the Commonwealth investigate crimes involving the thefts of firearms. Many of these are firearms stolen from parked vehicles. Cars are a bad place to keep valuables —especially if those valuables are weapons. But every day, U.S. gun owners store their Glocks, their Smith & Wesson 9mm pistols, their .22 rifles, and plenty more firearms in their cars. A jimmied door, a broken window, and someone can steal a gun that can later be used to commit more crimes.

Crime Tip of the Day - Parked cars are a bad place to responsibly store firearms.