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usa1 wrote:

Drewthetexan wrote:I think I like the under the seat idea.

if you can secure it properly , it works well..its not in plain sight , yet just reach down and there it is.
it would be wise to make sure the holster has a thumbreak to avoid the gun from getting loose and ending up under the brake pedal.

Probably very good advice!

ClarkLZeuss wrote:A simpler method that I would endorse is to just get a good lockbox and put it under your seat, and secure it to the frame of your seat with a laptop cable lock.

I'll look into this also, or some variant. I don't have much clearance under the seat, so this will take some finagling before it is over. My glove compartment is lockable, but I don't know how secure it actually is.

I was also thinking about setting up rails under the seat that would let me slide a holster out and up between my legs if I want it that accessible, but could leave under the seat the rest of the time.

I think I like the under the seat idea. I'll have to poke my head under there and see what I have to work with - and I'm going to the gun show (yay!) next weekend so I'll see what they have that might work as well. I'm just a little nervous (especially now) about having it out and no way to quickly and safely secure it completely out of sight. I don't want to be in a "its legal until you get caught" situation. Even an empty holster between my legs would raise eyebrows, I imagine.

Maybe I can call a few PDs around the area and see what they think.

Very short on time for lunch today, so yeah, choked down a Big Yack and fries..

I have not yet come up with a holster for that particular pistol for various reasons. It makes me a bit nervous too, but I do keep my other one holstered. I haven't been particularly comfortable with it there, but haven't really come up with a better solution. Guess the glove compartment is it.

I'll be glad when I can actually carry on my person...

Uh, it was for educational and demonstrative purposes only...

That's what I'm thinking too, which is why I asked. Thank you.

I've wondered how legal it is for me to have my gun visible inside my car. I keep it tucked between the seat and center console next to my seatbelt latch.



I lock it in the glove compartment when I'm not in the car (still waiting on license) but while driving around it is probably visible to someone in a tall vehicle - which I just cover the weapon with my arm when passing or being passed by a taller vehicle. Obviously I don't wave it around, and I'm mindful of other people's line-of-sight to the weapon - but there is the matter of moving it to the glove compartment, sometimes in open areas, especially on campus where I could see a whole swarm of UTA cops Rodney King'ing me because some student translates stowing the weapon in my car as a threat.

I also am very mindful of how I drive but I still worry about traffic stops, and again, the legality of having my weapon out. My SOP is to park where it is as safe from traffic as I can get for the LEO to conduct his stop, at night hit my dome lights, roll down the window, place the keys on the dash, hands on the steering wheel, back in the seat fully, and wait for the LEO to initiate contact. I know that the weapon will be seen eventually, and I'd think announcing it up front in a non-alarming manner is the way to go (spooking and/or angering LEO's makes for unpleasant stops as it is) but the litany of questions it might raise seems a good way to get myself in trouble.

In a *bad* situation the primary action is to drive away and hammer 911, but if for some reason I can't, I keep it there because I don't want to reach over to the glove compartment or dig in the center console to get my weapon; the door panel seems like a bad idea for a number of reasons. I can also disengage my seatbelt and grab the weapon in one motion. But the bottom line is: if I need it, I need it immediately.

When I get my CHL, is this grey or does it need to be completely concealed inside the car? Would it constitute an intentional failure to conceal the weapon, complete with suspension of the license and a citation?