Storing guns at home at the end of work shifts can backfire, said Greg Block, a law enforcement training instructor with Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Self Defense Firearms Training.
Criminals can attack officers known to carry guns back and forth between their cars and homes, he said. The best place to store the guns is in police cars, as long as they are properly locked in the truck or glove box, he said. Once officers go back to work, they should bring most of the weapons inside the car and keep them within reach.
"If you have it secured like Fort Knox, how will you get to it in a firefight?" Block asked.
Stealing guns, especially assault rifles, from police cars is a growing national problem, experts say.
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