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stevie_d_64 wrote: If the establishment where I go is posted...Well, I just don't go, or find an alternative to those who do not recognize my right to keep and bear arms...I find that there are usually alternatives to those types of businesses...But that is another discussion...

The Texas legislature has seen fit to deny CHLs the right to carry at school, so I'm forced with the decision to either travel to and from school unarmed, or armed with my piece left in the car. That's a tough decision to make, so I'm always looking for ways to keep my piece secure in the vehicle.

I'd have to go back but I posted a little (very simple) modification you can do to improve the connection of the cable to the box inside that little metal ridge (bracket) that provides the keyed and internal latch that turns up underneath to secure the lid and the contents...

That would be this post:

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But I didn't find any pics! (You mentioned in the next post that you were going to take some pics...) Maybe I missed them?

tarkus wrote:If they're determined they can take the whole car and get into any safe. The COM box might stop smash and grab thieves but the cable can be cut with the pliers on a leatherman so it's pretty weak security.

Then short of bolting this down, one might as well just hide their piece and hope for the best...

stevie_d_64 wrote: Best bang for the buck...Pardon the pun...

In your opinion, how determined would a thief have to be to get one of those safes out, attached by the cable to some very sturdy part of the vehicle (seat strut, underdash frame, etc.)? I've had cars and trucks broken into 5 times since 2000, so for me it's not a matter of "if" my vehicle gets broken into, but "when"!

Weg wrote:I am now going to be driving a Honda and am looking for ideas. Thanks

I, too, drive a Honda, and space is tight! Since any security device is only going to be as strong as the mechanism that attaches it to the vehicle, I'm not really sold on the need for "securing" the gun under lock and key, as a motivated B.G. will simply use whatever force is necessary if they want something badly enough. I would rather find a suitable place that permits quick access without obvious telltales to a B.G. that's threatening me (remember, the moron that shot the woman in the face at NorthPark mall testified that he thought she was going for a gun). Sort of the same principle that one uses when hiding a "kill" switch on a vehicle.

For my Kahr CW9, some candidate hiding places I've found:

1. The center console (the one just below the A/C controls). With some Dremel work, a CW9 will fit nicely inside this box...with an appropriate holster, it would be quick access.

2. Up underneath the dash.

3. The door pocket.

Anything that's shaped like a box (i.e., a gun vault) will be hard to hide, and even more difficult to access. And if you can't access your piece quickly, you might as well not even carry it.