To help you understand what would constitute an educated opinion.
No.Perhaps the term "educsted opinion" does not mean anything here.
Thev alleged observations of one person provide far too few data to support a conclusion of any validity--on any subject.
What Byron said is supported by demonstrated facts--there are a lot of supporting data--and by common sense.
That should be plainly obvious to anyone. It does not prove anything about theft, but it can explain a lot of it.
And again, many real burglars do not go through a residendclooking for things--they dump every drawer, empty cavinet and close ,vand toss every mattress. Toe people can do that very qicly, find and take the valuables, and get out of the house in a veery short time.
You said that your uncle "never saw a burglar find a hidden gun, but there were many instances of them breaking into and stealing guns that were in safes". That one might think it reasonable to conclude anything from that does not begin to pass the smell test. Nor is it relevant--issue is not about whether firearms are staged in safes or are "hidden".