Good answer. I've never had a car broken into, but I do worry about it sometimes when I park my car in Houston. My lock box is not impenetrable. A smash and grab robber with bolt cutters could easily cut the cable and be off with my gun. It would take a bit more effort for him to break the lock or pry open the box enough to get the gun out. Usually I don't leave my gun in car unless I'm at work, as I don't see many 30.06 postings where I normally do business. Car break-ins at my work parking lot are very rare. I work at a chemical plant with 24hr security and ample and fairly conspicuous security cameras and lighting on the parking lot.Agoraphobic Penguin wrote:I do take the ammo with me into the places where I am not allowedto carry, I have only encountered metal detectors once at the Travis County District Clerk Office/courthouse and ended up leaving my mags in my glovebox locked. I agree that your ccw should not be handled regularly but I still follow the safety rules when I unload my guns. I aim down at my brake pedal and keep my finger off the trigger. Both the guns I carry now do not have a magazine disconnect safety, if they did I would leave a round chambered and keep my weapons holstered, trigger guards covered ad just remove mags. I understand not wanting a ND, cause I really don't want to have one and I realize I'm human and humans make mistakes but I am constantly drilling the safety rules into my head. I just would feel horrible to find that a criminal used my gun on another person. I also drive a stick to further deter criminals, ad because I like driving stick, a lot.allisji wrote:Agoraphobic Penguin wrote:Just be mindful of the fact that your car can be broken into. Whenever I have to disarm myself, I leave the gun in a lockbox with cable attached to my car seat frame and hidde from view. I also take the mags and clear the chambers so if stolen it won't be able to be fired immediately. I also think that while showing support for the NRA and 2nd ammendment rights with stickers is great, it is also a sign for criminals to break into your car looking for guns. Please help keep guns out of criminal hands, and don't forget to record te serial numbers of your guns in case of theft.
Just curious, when you leave your gun in the car in this condition, do you take the magazines and ammo with you? Or do you hide/stash it in a different location in the car? What if you are going into a place where guns are forbidden or with metal detectors?
I also leave my gun in a locked box, cabled to the underside of the seat, and hidden from view. But mine remains loaded and loaded magazines inserted. I do tend to agree about the NRA/Pro-2A stickers. I have considered adding an NRA sticker to my car, but for this reason I likely never will.
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Agoraphobic Penguin wrote:Just be mindful of the fact that your car can be broken into. Whenever I have to disarm myself, I leave the gun in a lockbox with cable attached to my car seat frame and hidde from view. I also take the mags and clear the chambers so if stolen it won't be able to be fired immediately. I also think that while showing support for the NRA and 2nd ammendment rights with stickers is great, it is also a sign for criminals to break into your car looking for guns. Please help keep guns out of criminal hands, and don't forget to record te serial numbers of your guns in case of theft.
Just curious, when you leave your gun in the car in this condition, do you take the magazines and ammo with you? Or do you hide/stash it in a different location in the car? What if you are going into a place where guns are forbidden or with metal detectors?
I also leave my gun in a locked box, cabled to the underside of the seat, and hidden from view. But mine remains loaded and loaded magazines inserted. I do tend to agree about the NRA/Pro-2A stickers. I have considered adding an NRA sticker to my car, but for this reason I likely never will.