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The only down side to car carry in your situation is if you had to go inside a bank or a customer's location (especially with large amounts of cash), because the Glock would have to stay in the car. Now you're not only unarmed, but your pistol is in a car that can be fairly easily broken into.

Still the UCW statute has exceptions for carrying on your own property or property you control, whether you carry concealed or openly, so you're covered at your business and home. The same law now also has exclusions for carrying in your vehicle or one under your control (or directly en route to it), so long as you can own a firearm, aren't comitting a crime other than a traffic violation, and aren't a gang member.

dwhitley wrote:it would feel a lot better having my Glock with me.

First off, I am not a lawyer. That said, did you purchase "your Glock" from a dealer? If so, then the Feds do not consider you to be a convicted felon, or your purchase would not have gone through. (If you bought it from a private party, you may have bought yourself a whole heap of other trouble, but we won't go there. ) I do not know if the Federal distinction of not being a felon would matter significantly in your case in getting a CHL, but I know it wouldn't hurt. It would also allow you to (or at least not prevent you from) carrying in your vehicle legally.