Do you leave your gun in your vehicle?

[Frank46]

Its a shame really about jerks breaking in vehicles. Here in lousiana everytime you hear about vehicle breakins it almost always involves a firearm. For that one reason alone I will not leave a firearm alone and unattended in a vehicle. Frank

 

[TexasArmed]

I wish that was an option for me! Unfortunately that would mean not going to work, not visiting family in the hospital, not picking kids up from school, and not going to church. The gym would be pretty tough too... But you're right, when I need it the most my handgun will probably be locked in a box...

Same here, I recently had to visit a relative in St. Michael's Hospital where they have a legal 30.06 enforceable sign. So I have insurance to cover it, if my car is broken into. Same when I go to the post office, I have to leave it in the vehicle while I pck up mail (not in a post office parkng place), and can't even have it at all on federal prpperty like the VA. My work is taking care o my daughter so no problem. I never leave a weapon in my vehicles overnight.

When I get out of my vehicle I always set the alarm system and never leave it unlocked.

 

[GKC]

If there was a place in which I could not carry, I would not go in. I would go to that place when I'm not carrying.

I'm sorry, but these two statements seem to contradict one another.

In any case, there are some places where there is no other option...like when I have to take my wife to her doctor's appointments. The best I can do in those circumstances is to lock my gun in my safe in the car. It's a better choice to me, than to leave the gun at home and not carry at all.

 

[blujax01]

In Ohio the "No Guns" signs are backed by the force of law.

As a law-abiding citizen I cannot carry in those places.

So on those rare occasions, the gun stays in the car - in the trunk.

Which doesn't make a ton of sense because if the car is stolen, in all likelihood they will take the trunk as well.

 

[gmiller0737]

I have the Tuffy under seat storage drawer in My Jeep Wrangler it bolts under the Driver's seat has a pick resistant lock and I also have the Tuffy glove box,Needed a safe place to store stuff in My Jeep as soft top Jeeps are not very secure,Google Tuffy Security Products.

 

[smithwess999]

My experience

I don't leave the car outside at night or unlock when parking but also don't carry where prohibited. I do fight the no guns signs when I feel they are wrong, currently discussing this with the American Legion.
I purchased a Bulldog portable vault off of Amazon. It wouldn't stop a determined thief but maybe the lazy ones. I got it because sometimes the Grandkids show up and I needed something to keep the gun in at home as well. The safe comes with a cable and might be worth looking at for your purpose. Their website is Bulldogscases and I called the office with a question. The lady was so nice, loved that southern accent, I had to buy the safe just to keep her working. Just my opinion.

 

[bp231986]

I rather not take the chance.

 

[cmort666]

Glove box. Out of sight...out of mind.

Likewise. It never stays there very long, usually long enough to eat lunch or dinner. That's mostly unnecessary now that Ohio has restaurant carry.

When I don't carry now, it's because I can't carry AT ALL, since I work... and park in posted facilities.

 

[cmort666]

I hope I don't stir up a lot of stuff, but...If there was a place in which I could not carry, I would not go in.

I'd have to quit my job.

It's a lousy job, but in this economy the only one I'm likely to see for the foreseeable future.

 

[oberon]

Yes.
Sometimes you really can't have it on you in certain places.

 

[RevTracy]

In the state of Missouri, there is no difference in the signs. If you are discovered carrying where someone has posted a sign, (and I don't know how they would find out, concealed being concealed) they may ask you to leave. If you don't comply, L.E. Can be called and you are then trespassing.

You need to check the laws where you live.

Same thing in Colorado...if your caught carrying you just leave. However, if you are carrying concealed properly no one will know. I have a GunVault lock box under me truck seat, chained to the frame...I only use it on very rare occasions when I'm unable to carry (i.e. federal building, school, etc.), otherwise it is on me at all times.

 

[NitroDave]

Thanks Gmiller. I almost ordered the Tuffy concealed carry tote, but finally decided on the Carry-vault handgun safe: CarryVault
It should be here Wednesday. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

 

[Old Unk]

Lost two(2) 66 3". First in TN from Baptist East Employee Parking lot where my wife was a night shift RN and had driven my car instead of hers- probably a low gas issue in her car. I figured Hospital Security.

2nd in FL from my truck parked in a remote access Gulf bay launch area while evening duck hunting.

A truck or car gun are just other words for "stolen gun". I could have removed my gun when my wife drove my car..and could have carried the other while hunting. That coulda/woulda/shoulda is as lame as it sounds.

If I am unable to carry I will leave a gun in a locked trunk of a vehicle but never again in the passenger compartment.

 

[Lost Lake]

You guys are making me reconsider....

I leave my BG380 in the cubby of my truck 24/7. The butt sticks out and it is noticeable by looking in the window. I don't often travel in areas where there are a lot of crimes, and if I do end up in Milwaukee or Madison, or the Twin Cities, I always hide the 380 out of sight.

But I suppose any snoop could look in my truck even in a peaceful neighborhood, and the temptation of a free gun may be enough to push them into breaking in.

Now I have to figure out a better way.

 

[NitroDave]

I've read that if someone steals your loaded handgun and uses it to injure/kill someone, you can be held liable if you didn't make a reasonable effort to secure it.
Does anyone know what a reasonable effort is?
A locked car? A locked glovebox?

 

[cmort666]

I leave my BG380 in the cubby of my truck 24/7. The butt sticks out and it is noticeable by looking in the window. I don't often travel in areas where there are a lot of crimes, and if I do end up in Milwaukee or Madison, or the Twin Cities, I always hide the 380 out of sight.

I periodically have to briefly leave a handgun in my car. I would NEVER allow it to be visible, no matter WHERE I was.

Thieves live, work and pass through EVERYWHERE. Some of the worst thieves I ever saw were Army officers at Camp Howze, Korea. I'm certainly not going to trust in the honesty of total strangers that I won't even see.

 

[cmort666]

I've read that if someone steals your loaded handgun and uses it to injure/kill someone, you can be held liable if you didn't make a reasonable effort to secure it.
Does anyone know what a reasonable effort is?
A locked car? A locked glovebox?

A locked car is a "reasonable effort", a locked glovebox in a locked car, even moreso. The alternative, at least in Ohio, could be a FELONY.

 

[David Sinko]

Not anymore. The one and only time I did, my Model 60 was stolen. I went through hell when it happened and more hell to get it back 14 years later.

If it's obvious that I'm going to be defeated by a metal detector and my badge is not going to help (which has happened only twice) I either don't go in, or if what I need to get done is important enough, there's always a court facility nearby where the sympathetic security personnel will allow me to lock it up there until I need it back.

Leaving a gun in a vehicle is an invitation to disaster.

Dave Sinko

 

[FAS1]

Depending on where you can mount it. I have seen them bolted on the end in a trunk or on it's side to the floor under a seat. Not designed for a vehicle as it is big, but people can get pretty creative if the have the space and desire something strong.

http://fas1safe.com

 

[chief38]

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCE would I ever leave a gun in a car or truck. IMHO it's just asking for trouble!