I am thinking of getting a vehicle holster similar to the attached pic. I have heard good and bad about the idea of carrying off of body. What is everyone's opinion of a easy to access vehicle holster. Thoughts about safety during a car collision? Plain sight, leading to police interactions or vehicle theft/ break in.
All things loose are missiles in a vehicular crash!
So we all takes our chances when it comes to those things we carry with us in our cars.
I make a vehicle holster and I use what I make. It's called a
Stick-Up!
I 'finally' got stopped for a traffic violation about 2 Months ago by a Georgia State Trooper.
I kept my hands on the wheel and told him about my gun/it's location.
He said, " I saw it." "I'll make you a deal, if you don't pull yours I won't pull mine."
Me, "Deal!"
And we went on about our business for the traffic stop.
Because of the guns location and this troopers acumen, he was able to easily and clearly see the holstered gun.
No problem. . . this time. I do wonder if in other places this same stop might not go off as easy as mine did.
I've thought about that holster many times as to it's being visible and empty, ergo a criminal may want to break in and find the missing gun. But, I also figured if it's empty that same criminal may figure that it's owner could well be approaching or watching and he (me) is armed evidently.
Because this holster that I'm speaking about is in my Wife's car, our primary travel car, it is made to fit her gun, a Ruger SR9 but my M&P also fits pretty well when I use the car. I just loosen the tensioner a bit.
Additionally per her request, I made it out of printable kydex and she decorated it as a woman might, painting flowers on it. So from the easiest view thru the pass side window, it doesn't look like a holster. It looks more like a Kleenex box or trash container er some such when empty.
The below photo is how it looked as first attached.
