Comments on: Carry in the Console of the Car

By: Sadie

Sadie — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:13:07 +0000

Link works! I haven’t been keeping up with the blog (bad me!) but I did purchase one of these for myself for Christmas: GunVault NV300 NanoVault with Combination Lock (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003841ZBS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

It will fit my full sized 1911… if it was actually working at the moment.

By: Sadie

Sadie — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:06:53 +0000

It’s good to be aware of options. I don’t have children but if I did, I’d also consider teaching them all about gun safety or take them to an NRA Eddie Eagle class: http://eddieeagle.nra.org/

By: Sadie

Sadie — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:04:56 +0000

Thanks for reading! My car has a trunk, but getting out of the car to un-holster and stash a gun just doesn’t still well with me. I want a place to stash the gun and prevent theft that is still inside the car. I will double check local laws after reading your post. It’s great that you have a supportive spouse! I’m learning / doing this solo and there are times I wish I had a “live in” mentor or supporter. On the flip side, “my house, my rules” and I’m glad I have that option.

By: Barefoot in MN

Barefoot in MN — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:50:41 +0000

just found your blog & I like your approach. I surprised myself a year ago (Feb 2013) when I decided to get a handgun. At the time it was something my husband & I could do together. (due to crazy professional schedules, we are usually apart most of every day & many nights too.) But after I got my CCP I found out I LOVED.My.Gun. It was “my baby”. We were inseperable. (still are.) If I am dressed & outside my house, she’s with me; if I am inside my house, she’s within arm’s reach at all times, waking or sleeping.

That being said- I almost never leave my gun in the car. For one thing, our weather here tends to extremes & I’d be unsure how reliably it’d function after spending 2 hours or more in heat or cold. found THAT out the hard way when I first qualified! gun was cold (keeping it open &ready on the range awaiting my turn to fire), ammo was warm (in my pocket in a reloader). Did not work well!! …also, while theft isn’t a big problem here it does happen, & it has happened to me. Didn’t lose a gun- just my purse – but I’d hate to lose my baby.

There are very few times I actually go into a place where my handgun is not allowed. In my state, those darn “no firearms allowed here” signs do have legal weight & must be respected. I try hard to just avoid those establishments but it isn’t always possible. I do have a small metal case that locks with a combination, & I can cable it to the body of the car. I used to cable it to the frame below the driver’s seat – it made stowing & retrieval so easy – BUT a Sheriff told me that was bad. Law enforcement would see that as easy access for me to put them in danger! so – on the 3-5 times a year when I have to travel into a state that doesn’t respect my permit, I (legally) put the gun into the lockbox, cable it to the frame of the REAR storage compartment (my car has no trunk, it’s all one big happy inside area), and thence inside the spare tire compartment. You’d have to know where to look, cut the cable, & decode the combination to get at my baby.

By: Seth

Seth — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:20:45 +0000

I don’t carry a gun in the car because I have small kids…4 under the age of 6. However, after reading this I think I might buy a small lock box and a smaller carry gun to go in it…maybe something like the LCP.

By: You'll find me at the end of the debris trail, in the center of the crater.

You'll find me at the end of the debris trail, in the center of the crater. — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:12:00 +0000

Just a quick note.. was reading someone’s posts about traveling with firearms.. this (or something similar) is what they used.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bulldog-CarPersonal-Vault/1314481.uts?Ntk=Product_liberal&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D%26No%3D20%26Ntk%3DProduct_liberal%26Ntt%3Dlock%2Bbox%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchallpartial%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26WTz_st%3D%26WTz_stype%3DSP%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26isLiberal%3DY%26recordsPerPage%3D20%26search%3Dlock%2Bbox%26searchTypeByFilter%3DAllProducts%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&Ntt=lock+box

I hope the link works.. if not, it’s a Bulldog car/personal vault. Comes with a cable to attach it to a hard point in the car. Not the best thing out there, I suppose, but reasonably priced.

Haven’t shot in forever.. how about you? 🙂

By: Sadie

Sadie — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 22:34:19 +0000

I agree. I don’t see the point of buying something and letting it age with no use. Thanks for stopping by!

By: The Old Gunhand

The Old Gunhand — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:57:07 +0000

I like your thinking. At one time I used to buy guns just because I liked them. Got to be very expensive and required a lot of gun safes. Now all my guns work. I have both semi auto and revolver pocket guns. The same for my belt guns and the same for my home defense guns. I have guns for the car and NAA Mini revolvers for my bathing suit, BUG or sticking into nooks and crannies. I have guns for all manner of clothes. All my guns get carried at some time or do duty in one of four handgun safes scattered about the house.

By: Sadie

Sadie — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 22:41:35 +0000

Bob, Thanks for sharing what works for you. I am realizing that keeping the gun in a holster at all times, and keeping the trigger covered is the safest way to move the gun around. This gives me more ideas.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:09:22 +0000

I carry the XDS .45 in a sticky holster and jam it between the seats….I cover it with a towell…..when I exit the car I will have my pocket carry or another gun in a holster….the .45 goes in a backpack and goes in the trunk.