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So I am taking a five day cruise. No guns on the boat, obviously. I will drive 11 hours to a coastal city and embark. My car will be parked for five days. I hate the idea of leaving a gun in a car but I don't like driving around without a gun.

All states between me and the coast are "free states."

Any great ideas?
 
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Lock it in the center console or glove compartment and call it a day. Cruise terminals have relatively secure parking. You're gonna pay about $25 a day for it, and they'll have a sign that says they're not responsible, but they'll also have some monitoring and security . . .

Pondoro said:
So I am taking a five day cruise. No guns on the boat, obviously. I will drive 11 hours to a coastal city and embark. My car will be parked for five days. I hate the idea of leaving a gun in a car but I don't like driving around without a gun.

All states between me and the coast are "free states."

Any great ideas?
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A friend of mine went to a branch office of the same bank he did his banking with and got a safe deposit box for a 2 week time period while he was on his honeymoon cruise.

Seemed like a good idea....have no idea as to the cost to do so however.

Randy
 
I'd buy a low-cost but solid handgun that will not be a life long regret if stolen. Think SD9VE, Model 469, Taurus Model 85, Ruger P-series. Lots of guns on the market that are more than dependable enough for a cross country drive but don't cost much.
 
Leave it at home? Barring physical disability, if your personal security game isn't on point without a gun, adding one ain't gonna help. Besides, unless you've decided to depart from some hellhole like Mogadishu or Newark, you're still absurdly low-risk.

Cue rage posts.
 
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I would be tempted to pull the cylinder, if its a revo, or pull the slide if its an auto - and take it on the ship (unless your stuff is scanned ala TSA). If someone does break into your car, then they'll be stymied until they figure out how to buy or steal a replacement part. That said, I prolly wouldn't take one with me ... seems like there might be more downsides than upside.

Forgot to mention - neither cylinder or slide is a "firearm" in the US - not sure about where you're going.
 
Gun on a cruise

Anything that you take on a boat is scanned. Your going to have to answer a lot of questions, and most probably you are going to loose the slide or cylinder. I have investigated a lot of car and truck burglaries over the years and in most cases the actor will just go in a side door. Very seldom will they go in a trunk or the covered bed of a pick up.
 
Personally, I would just leave the gun at home.

But of the options mentioned so far, the safe deposit box is the only one I'd consider.
 
One of those handgun car safes secured by a cable or something of the sort. Secure it in your vehicle in your favorite not readily observable location. Place your inexpensive car gun in the car safe. PT111G2 for about $200 bucks comes to mind. That's what I got one for. But they do shoot pretty good.
 
Muss Muggins said:
Lock it in the center console or glove compartment and call it a day. Cruise terminals have relatively secure parking. You're gonna pay about $25 a day for it, and they'll have a sign that says they're not responsible, but they'll also have some monitoring and security . . .
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Don't over think it, just do this. Travel to the terminal and back safe and secure, it is not like it is painted on the side of your car that there is a gun inside , is it? There are hundreds of cars at these terminals, why pick yours to break into? And if they do, just pack a common 442 rather than the 3" M66.
 
Some will take issue but as I recall when I took a short cruise I left my gun under the seat and I think it was my cheap Taurus. I have one stashed in St. Louis too, so I don't have to do the airplane thing.
 
I really doubt that thief will spend much time in each auto... You might find a really good hiding place under a back seat or behind the dash? You could find a lock box that could be welded in the spare tire well... and then the tire bolted back down. There are sometimes concealed nitches behind the carpet in the trunk area.
 
I would lock it in the car, and get on the Big Boat!
Have been to Alaska twice, would like to go again.
Bon Voyage!
Learned that down in LA.
 
My basic reaction is that I don't like to travel anywhere without a handgun and if I was traveling through five free states and parking in a free state then I'd just leave it in the car. And I would do exactly what someone else said - I'd bring an inexpensive gun that I could "get over" if it was stolen. We almost all have at least one like that.

I'd carry it on me through the trip and then hide it in the car as I was getting my luggage. Although I do admit I don't NEED a gun pointed to my head before I took a cruise I am in no hurry to go on one, either.

Where to leave it? Under the front seat? Fine. Locked in a console or glove compartment? Fine. Locked in the trunk? Fine. Double secure in a locked box cabled to the car somehow? Fine.

But, if there is time, I think this reply is imaginative and BRILLIANT!!!

Find a gun shop near terminal that offers a cleaning service. Maybe $25-30 bucks? They hold onto gun until you get back.
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SCCY CPX2, cheap and works like a wheelgun. Lotsa cars, they're unlikely to pick yours.
 
Back in college my friend had a 20 gauge in the dorm. He hung it in the closet between his clothes on a hanger. Security got wind of it, searched his room, but did not find it. He said one cop actually pushed it aside as he was looking into the back of the closet.
Just sayin'.
 
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I am in the leave it home camp. I go a lot of places I can not carry a gun. The risk of attack is small compared to the risk of theft imo.
 
max503 said:
Back in college my friend had a 20 gauge in the dorm. He hung it in the closet between his clothes on a hanger. Security got wind of it, searched his room, but did not find it. He said one cop actually pushed it aside as he was looking into the back of the closet.
Just sayin'.
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Had an AR hanging in a coat rack by the door for years. Handgun in dirty laundry works to.
 
Glashaus said:
Don't over think it, just do this. Travel to the terminal and back safe and secure, it is not like it is painted on the side of your car that there is a gun inside , is it? There are hundreds of cars at these terminals, why pick yours to break into?...
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That's what I would do. You can disassemble the gun and store parts in different places around the car. Probably not worth the trouble. Unload it, lock it up, and don't worry. Take something common and/or inexpensive. If you're going to worry, leave it at home.
 
I agree with taking an inexpensive gun, buying a car safe,$25.00 or so, and use the cable to secure it under the seat. I do it often.
Enjoy your trip.
 
Pondoro said:
So I am taking a five day cruise. No guns on the boat, obviously. I will drive 11 hours to a coastal city and embark. My car will be parked for five days. I hate the idea of leaving a gun in a car but I don't like driving around without a gun.

All states between me and the coast are "free states."

Any great ideas?
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If you are going out of Florida, you can't even bring a gun onto the port premises, let alone leave it there. I would bet that is the same for any port, as they fall under HS regulations.

So find a bank and rent a safety deposit box or leave it at home.
 
I have sailed out of NYC twice on Canadian cruises. Even though I am covered by LEOSA, I left all firearms at home for the drive through NJ into NYC. I even shook down the vehicle to ensure there were no loose rounds anywhere. I don't want to be a test case. No issues and had a great time on both trips.
 
I didn't read the whole post. This would be easy if you carry a semi auto. Buy a small gun safer or Two. Disassemble the semi auto, store part in the safe, part In a locked glovebox or another safe. Just a thought. I use a safe and 2 little lockboxs called secur-it. The secur-it's fit under the back seat in my SUV. They have a cable that goes around the frame. It's hard enough to figure out how to get the seat up let alone thinking anything may be under it. The safe is in the back of the car. It has 1 box of ammo in it. If someone breakers in they would find it, no problem. Never guessing anything was under the back seat. (I hope)
 
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