Thanks for the feedback guys, I will be posting in neighboring state HTFs.
As far as it being someone we know, I can actually say that this is not an option. We moved in this August and I do not know ANYBODY there, beyond just knowing who the people are who live next to us. NOBODY has been in the apartment except for a good friend of mine from Savannah, and I'd sooner suspect Obama of endorsing George W than him, aside from the fact that he isnt even in ATL, and my roommates girlfriend... and its not her either.
So, other than those people, NOBODY has been in there yet, so NOBODY could see where things are. We do not leave our door open (ever) and our shades are drawn (always). Some people on the other end of the building from us were broken into in the same fashion a week or two ago.
My best guess is, they were somewhere where they could see us leave, we both got in my truck, and after we left the gate, that's when it happened. We were gone for roughly one hour. I suppose it is possible someone saw us carrying the cases in for our guns when we moved in and were waiting for the right time, but there's no way to know I guess. Came back to find the door ajar and some of our lights on that were not on, I was carrying at the time, but the scum had already made off with the stuff. Did find a scope cap for the red dot sight off my AR in the stairwell leading down to the back portion of the parking lot, which makes it even more frustrating that I know which way they went with it, and its gone.
Again, thanks for the support guys, I will likely do some rounds of pawn shops in the next day or two to see if I can find anything at all.
My roommates laptop, as it turns out, has LoJack on it, and he filed that claim right away, but havent heard anything back about that, either. Its been over 15 hours now, and I'm sure that with every minute that passes, it all gets more separated, changes more hands, and basically dissapears even more.
Its a terrible feeling nobody should have to experience to have their home, whether they actually own it or just rent it, violated in such a manner, but we both have our health, so in the end, we only lost some meaningless material possessions... and an AR.
I hope the @#&$*@!#% fumbles it and causes it to discharge while performing a visual inspection of the rifling from the birdcage. That is all.