i have to agree with the other posters about keeping your firearms locked up.if your worried enough about their dollar value,then you aready pretty much agree theft could happen.then all this fire power you left out , loaded with high quality ammo ...is in the hands of some very unsaviery people. i too would feel better with a shotgun next to me, but i make do with a pistol for just this reason.i go some bigger stuff ready,its just in my safe