Speaking as a LEO with 45+ years experience, the point is the fact that you 'lock' your car is totally irrelevant to a criminal!!! I think anyone who leaves a gun in a motor vehicle UNSECURED (a locked car is NOT SECURE) should be charged with reckless endangerment! Here in Bama we had several officer shot and almost all of the guns used by the criminals were taken from motor vehicles, most of them LOCKED. CARRY YOUR GUN ON YOUR PERSON OR DON'T CARRY ONE. There are ways, that we have discussed here on this thread, which can be used if you MUST leave your gun in your vehicle for a SHORT period. That is the point!
Curious to know how folks handle leaving their CCW behind when visiting off limit facilities.
I'm asking because I always feel uneasy leaving a gun and ammunition unattended.
They do, but fat lot of good that does you when someone smashes a window out and grabs stuff left laying around.
Speaking as a LEO with 45+ years experience, the point is the fact that you 'lock' your car is totally irrelevant to a criminal!!! I think anyone who leaves a gun in a motor vehicle UNSECURED (a locked car is NOT SECURE) should be charged with reckless endangerment! Here in Bama we had several officer shot and almost all of the guns used by the criminals were taken from motor vehicles, most of them LOCKED. CARRY YOUR GUN ON YOUR PERSON OR DON'T CARRY ONE. There are ways, that we have discussed here on this thread, which can be used if you MUST leave your gun in your vehicle for a SHORT period. That is the point!
I used to do that.I take it out of the holster and toss it in the glove box and lock it.
Speaking as a LEO with 45+ years experience, the point is the fact that you 'lock' your car is totally irrelevant to a criminal!!! I think anyone who leaves a gun in a motor vehicle UNSECURED (a locked car is NOT SECURE) should be charged with reckless endangerment! Here in Bama we had several officer shot and almost all of the guns used by the criminals were taken from motor vehicles, most of them LOCKED. CARRY YOUR GUN ON YOUR PERSON OR DON'T CARRY ONE. There are ways, that we have discussed here on this thread, which can be used if you MUST leave your gun in your vehicle for a SHORT period. That is the point!
So let's say a person can not afford a big gun safe that is impractical to steal. Or let's say they can't fit one in their studio apartment. They also feel, that lock boxes and gun cabinets are not actually secure either and are a waste of money. They do not have kids.Speaking as a LEO with 45+ years experience, the point is the fact that you 'lock' your car is totally irrelevant to a criminal!!! I think anyone who leaves a gun in a motor vehicle UNSECURED (a locked car is NOT SECURE) should be charged with reckless endangerment! Here in Bama we had several officer shot and almost all of the guns used by the criminals were taken from motor vehicles, most of them LOCKED. CARRY YOUR GUN ON YOUR PERSON OR DON'T CARRY ONE. There are ways, that we have discussed here on this thread, which can be used if you MUST leave your gun in your vehicle for a SHORT period. That is the point!
I dont know wth some of you expect us to do with this "keep it on your person, or not at all" mantra
Look, I would LOVE to. It's not like I like fiddling with a object that requires careful handling in order to not have a negligent discharge in the confines of a track cab. It's not like the gun got too heavy for poor widdle me, and i needed a break from it.
You know who mandates that I jump through these hoops? The government. I dont mean that in a tinfoil hat way. I mean that before I head into a government building to pull permits (I'm a contractor), the police officers manning the door require that I dont bring anything sharper or more dangerous than a pen as I am scanned through a metal detector to make sure I'm safe enough to cut a hundred dollar check and walk out with a piece of blue paper that says I'm qualified to dig a hole.
So, if locking my gun in my truck and it possibly being stolen in broad daylight is a big safety issue for police officers on the beat, then they need to have gun checks at the door like a saloon so that I am not required by law to go unarmed into a government building.
I know that not every state is equal when it comes to gun laws, and while my state, MS, may be lacking in a whole lotta ways, I’m grateful for the 2A freedoms we enjoy here. I’ve worked every day for 22 years now in courthouses around the state. Until a few years ago, you could get fined for just having a gun in your car in the parking lot. Thankfully, a few members of our legislature decided to change things and enacted our Enhanced Conceal Carry Permit law. ECC allows people like me, private citizens, who frequent courthouses to carry on our person. We can’t go everywhere in a courthouse, no court rooms or employee only areas, but we can access any generally public areas. As you’d expect, there’s been a lot of backlash from anti-gun minded judges around the state who have tried to subvert the states laws, but our states Attorney General and Supreme Court have shut them down. Knowing how well we have it here, 2A wise, makes me feel for my fellow 2A patriots around the country even more.
Curious to know how folks handle leaving their CCW behind when visiting off limit facilities.
I'm asking because I always feel uneasy leaving a gun and ammunition unattended.
The key is driving a vehicle that looks so decrepit that the wouldbe thieves pass right on by....
Do you mean my PU with mountain mud on the tires or her Volvo S60 T5?
There's something of a cottage industry in the unlawful entry of cars parked near courthouses, stadiums, RV and boat shows, etc.To be honest, how many times has your vehicle been broken into when you're out of it for an hour or less when there are no inviting valuables in plain sight on the seats floor or dashboard?