Guns Stored In Vehicles, Revisited

[Road Rat]

That is the one I posted above about I really like mine. You don't even know it it there till you open the console lid.

"Installs in about a minute...."

I'm from Missouri: SHOW ME..................

 

[blues7]

Reviving an old thread simply to report that I just purchased and installed a console safe from Lock'er Down in San Antonio, TX and couldn't be more pleased (unless it had been gifted to me).

Installs in five minutes and provides reasonably good insurance and peace of mind for those times when one must temporarily secure a gun or personal item away from home.

Worth considering, imho. I'm glad I did. They offer LE and mil discounts. Call for further info. (I have no connection to the company other than as a satisfied, paying customer.)

The unit I purchased has a 4 digit combo lock but here is a stock photo:

 

[Naphtali]

These set of circumstances may be the only ones where [securing] a semiautomatic pistol that has a magazine disconnect safety is advantageous. Store pistol in vehicle; keep magazine with you.

 

[moosedog]

3/16th inch of glass is not a good security barrier to keep a gun behind. On the flip side, a bad guy will always carry out his crime no matter where he gets the weapon from.

 

[Autonomous]

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I have one of these in my vehicle. It installs in about a minute.
It is around $275.00, but it is one of the best investments I
have ever made. I feel confident that if and when I have to
leave my gun in my vehicle, it will be there when I return.

Stu

Good stuff.
We have these in our vehicles. Well made and thought out product. Installation time was 3 minutes for the car and 10 minutes for the pick-up.

 

[Buford57]

These heinous acts are not the fault of the inanimate object used

These heinous acts are not the fault of the person that had the inanimate object used stolen from them

These heinous acts are exclusively the fault of the SICK, EVIL PERSON that carried them out

When a SICK, EVIL PERSON wants to commit a crime of violence and can not get his/her hands on a gun, they will use a machete, knife, baseball bat, chainsaw, bomb, car, airplane, can of gasoline or whatever else is handy.

Let's keep the blame where the blame belongs

I agree with all of the above. I also believe in the axiom that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. 30 years ago a .38 revolver lived in the seat pocket of my truck and a .303 British rifle hung next to the snow brush in the back window. I do neither today, simply because I want to make it as hard on thieves as I possibly can. That's why there is a safe secured to one of my vehicle supports...that and the fact that I like my guns and want to keep them.

 

[rwsmith]

A vehicle is the worst......

A vehicle is the worst place to leave a gun. People break into cars mainly for the purpose of stealing guns because so many people keep them there.

 

[jimbo728]

A 65 mile one way drive to work as a truck driver led me to leave my pistol locked and out sight in my vehicle when arriving at work. I unloaded and locked my mags in my work locker in a lunch box. My vehicle was under lot cam surveillance.
Rules and laws forced this situation and fortunately everything worked out.
As a rule I think I think it is ill advised but is sometimes necessary.
I try to make sure my vehicle does not display anything that might attract a gun thief. And as always hope for the best.
Jim

 

[FAS1]

Reviving an old thread simply to report that I just purchased and installed a console safe from Lock'er Down in San Antonio, TX and couldn't be more pleased (unless it had been gifted to me).

Installs in five minutes and provides reasonably good insurance and peace of mind for those times when one must temporarily secure a gun or personal item away from home.

Worth considering, imho. I'm glad I did. They offer LE and mil discounts. Call for further info. (I have no connection to the company other than as a satisfied, paying customer.)

The unit I purchased has a 4 digit combo lock but here is a stock photo:

They are good for a smash and grab, but I have a friend who's was broken into while eating lunch at a Restaurant. His is in an F250 and apparently a cordless sawzall was used to cut the cam. He said it didn't take the thief long at all. He didn't have a gun inside at the time since he was carrying. It's a shame that now we have to consider cordless power tools used by thieves. A few years back it was common around here to come out to your car in a parking lot and find your catalytic converter missing. Also from a cordless sawzall. It's hard to stay a step ahead, but anything to buy a little time will help in most cases. Glad I am rarely in a position that I have to leave a gun in my vehicle.

 

[blues7]

Hence my remark:

provides reasonably good insurance and peace of mind for those times when one must temporarily secure a gun or personal item away from home.

I don't think my cordless reciprocating saw would make particularly quick nor quiet work of it...but then I wouldn't leave a gun in the safe overnight or for a long period of time, especially in an area with little chance of a break-in being seen or reported.

 

[FAS1]

"The 92 cities and counties that responded to the request by deadline on Friday collectively reported more than 10,500 guns stolen from cars in 2015."

As Thefts of Guns From Cars Surge, Police Urge Residents to Leave Their Weapons at Home

 

[Old cop]

We're currently on a road trip and that's the only time I carry a second J frame. When we stop to eat, or any other time when I'll be away from the car, I'll take the b/u J with me. I'm not telling anyone what to do or judging, but I don't leave a gun in my car. About 10 years into my LE career this was specifically proscribed in our operational regulations. I've been retired 20 years but this was drilled into my head successfully enough that I still abide by it.

 

[walkin' trails]

I was never trained or have any experience in working property crimes such as burglary. Several years ago, however, I took a detour from my normal duties to track down some equipment, including a pistol stolen from a fellow LEO's vehicle. I was successful in recovering the gun before it was used for anything bad. There have been other burglaries where take-home vehicles were targeted, including marked patrol vehicles. Thieves are pretty bold, and in light of that, what is so inconvenient about taking ones junk into the house overnight.

While there are concerns that a thief with enough time might be able to break into a gun box, it might at least slow them down a bit. It also makes sense to take precautions park in areas least likely for someone to target a vehicle - same as an unarmed person might. It the gun is at least locked up, the victim could at least show he/she made an honest effort to secure the weapon when faced with having to leave it behind because the sheep crossing signs in the building were backed up by force of law and the gun owner was also a law abiding citizen.


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[cmansguns]

Hello Forum;

Just my simple $0.02 worth chiming in, but I have a "safe" at home (actually a danged expensive RSC as I see them referred to in above posts), and I have to put my EDC into locked center console every day due to Company Policy (I know....all about State, Local and Federal Laws but I am not willing (and neither any of my colleagues with EDC) to lose the job over a "Corporate Policy" argument.

Why the safe at home? ....honestly it is NOT for anti-theft. It is there strictly because of my children (now all grown up and gone) and now the 10 grandchildren. I have always believed in decent training from a young age. Yes...the old 4 gun wooden racks are gone from the den, the glass faced lockable (cheap lock) beautiful long gun and pistol cabinet is also long gone.
The gun rack from my really old Ford P/U is by now probably part of the same landfill that the P/U is after mashing down.

Let's face it.....modern times require more "secure" than my dad's and my grandfather's days when we kids were taught respect for firearms. I would love to again be able to proudly display my handguns and long guns as my kids and their kids always want to discuss and touchy feely whenever we get together, but alas....all guns reside in dark caves made of steel, and ammo resides in separate dark steel boxes also lockable.

I guess my wife said it best....we have been married 51 years and we had three children before cars even came with seat belts, and three more before something called "car seats" came out,, along with some state laws requiring their usage in vehicles.

Absolutely amazing that me and my friends were not ever looked twice at when walking down the main street of that small farm town in 1962 carrying Ithaca pumps, double SxS, revolvers, etc. because that was everybody doing the same thing.

Also amazing that none of my kids were ever injured due to lack of restraints in vehicles, but again..........a sign of the times and times change.

I just passed on a local guy wanting to sell a beautiful, hand made by a real wood craftsman, long gun cabinet with sturdy locks, beveled and etched glass panels, because again.......out of sight = out of mind around our hacienda these days.

Just one guy's opinion, and I do agree that bad people are going to find their weapon of choice somewhere so I hope they don't see anything they like with my stuff, wherever it is "secured".

 

[TomkinsSP]

When my children were actual children I taught them to look both ways before crossing the street (even if it was a one way street). To make sure cars had stopped before proceeding (even in crosswalks, or at controlled intersections). Why? Why not just tell them look left, if a car runs you over from the right, well he was in violation of City Ordinance 53.27(a)7.

 

[TomkinsSP]

Let's face it.....modern times require more "secure" than my dad's and my grandfather's days when we kids were taught respect

DING, DING, DING, WE HAVE THE SECRET WORD OF THE DAY

for firearms. I would love to again be able to proudly display my handguns and long guns as my kids and their kids always want to discuss and touchy feely whenever we get together, but alas....

Respect,
It seems to have gone the way of the Dodo. People don't seem to want to do any of the work required to teach respect. Respect for people (including themselves) or people's possessions. Inanimate objects are blamed for peoples lack of respect. Funny thing, it isn't working. Ban guns, crime rates go up. Get better helmets, get more head injuries. Hey, lets ban Lawn Darts, Big Gulps and Trans-Fat!!!!

Cure Obesity, ban forks.

 

[Buford57]

We're currently on a road trip and that's the only time I carry a second J frame. When we stop to eat, or any other time when I'll be away from the car, I'll take the b/u J with me. I'm not telling anyone what to do or judging, but I don't leave a gun in my car. About 10 years into my LE career this was specifically proscribed in our operational regulations. I've been retired 20 years but this was drilled into my head successfully enough that I still abide by it.

It was also a condition of my Massachusetts carry permit not to leave a weapon in a vehicle, while IL includes language permitting me to secure my gun in the vehicle prior to entering facilities where carry is banned. As my work takes me to courthouses and various federal facilities almost daily, the question is always "Do I carry and secure for those stops, or not?". When the stop is brief, I secure, when it is not...