Car Guns

[jamz]

No loaded rifles allowed in cars in the People's Rebublik of Massachusetts.

However, I shoot it so much, that my .22 rifle with a trigger lock (mandatory) pretty much lives in my trunk, which can only be opened with a key. So I guess the answer is yes and no.

-James

 

[SapperLeader]

I dont have car gun now, but am planning on adding a car shotgun and possible rifle this summer ,as soon as I add toolboxes. For the shotgun it will be a simple single shot breakopen. The rifle Im still up in the air. Im leaning between acheap milsurp like my mosin m44 or sks or finding a used 30-30 lever. First thing is to actually install my toolboxes so i can put the guns somewhere

 

[MountainPeak]

ALWAYS have my Wilson Combat KZ45 with a total of 20 rounds, sometimes more.

 

[Red_SC]

Not long after I started dating my wife, we were coming home form a church function in dress clothes, and passed a deer hit on the road. It's back was broken, but would have suffered for quite a while, so I finished it off with my pocketknife. I ended up with blood all over my pants and shoes, wondering what in the world she must be thinking. Now, I keep a pistol in the truck. When my CCL comes in, I may not, because I'll have one on me. I'm thinking about keeping my SKS in my truck, though.

 

[RustyHammer]

Both

 

[scotjute]

I usually carry a rifle when traveling. Have a .357 lever gun. Just got a Swedish Mauser with 20" barrell. May use it instead.
If I rememeber right, handguns have to be unloaded down here.
Don't normally carry anything when shopping/errands, etc. More afraid of gun being stolen than anything.
Someday may go to hassle of getting CCW.

 

[Erich]

In my work as a criminal defense lawyer, I've run across the statistic that - at least here locally - guns that are stolen are most frequently stolen from cars.

No "car gun" for me - unless I'm in the car.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I've got an M1 Carbine in each car and truck and a couple pistols in each car and truck.

In Texas you can carry a loaded rifle or shotgun in your car but unless you are "traveling" you can't have a handgun in the car without a carry license.

(of course you can carry your handgun to the range, etc without a carry license)

 

[TABING]

Arizona is very liberal about carry, open carry is permited.

I keep a S&W model 10 in the glove box, always have my CCW gun on me either an SP 101 .357 or 45 Acp. Also have some kind of rifle in the trunk, an Enfield, Mauser, or SKS.

 

[GAC]

Arizona and reasonable precautions

I think that locking your car door is a reasonable precaution against theft. Locking the car doors, the glove box and parking in a well traveled area seem like additional reasonable precautions. Whether this sways a civil jury is another matter.

I cannot carry at work and prefer to have a means of protection when traveling to and from.

 

[Dionysusigma]

Depending on the situation, ~1,500 rds. Of course, it's for a Crosman 1377 that stays in my "emergency survival kit." Seeing as how I almost never leave the city, I can't think of a reason to carry a rifle back there, much less a situation when I'd have enough time to pop the trunk, go around behind the car, get the rifle out, load, and fire it.

 

[S_O_Laban]

Wow! I'm suprised how many of us don't carry a shotgun and I'm also suprised how many of us don't have a car gun. I don't have a car gun at present but I am working on fixing that

 

[dukeofurl]

Right now i've got a G19 with 15 rounds of ranger +p+ in the glovebox.

I'd much rather have my K frame, but you really cant compare 15+1 and 6.

 

[Steel]

Uncle Sam deems it unfit for me to bring a firearm to my place of employment

Seems law-abiding Americans can only be safe some of the time, at some of our destinations, only with a selected few defensive instruments....

 

[BluesBear]

Your poll should have the option for choosing more than one option.
But then again I guess some people only carry one screwdriver in their tool box too.

 

[jAK-47]

I would if I could find a decent gun safe that fit under my front seat. The times I've searched for one all end up the same - too thick to fit.

Any suggestions on a way to "permanently" store a gun SECURELY and with easy access? The glove box is too hard to get to.

Also, if you get stopped for something like a broken tail light and the LEO notices you have a small safe in the car, can he order you to open it? Does he need probable cause or whatever?

I sometimes skirt the northern tip of Mao-tse-chusetts where I don't have a CCW! It would suck if I happened to get pulled over by a nosy trooper. Right now I carry CCW in NH & Maine but when I know I might drop in on Ted Kennedy's state I go naked or at least hide my piece in the trunk. If I had a decent safe, I could at least have easy access in an emergency.

Thanks,
jAK-47

 

[7.62FullMetalJacket]

Depends on the state. Usually if it locked up and unloaded you are OK.

 

[cheygriz]

I always carry a CZ-52 with 9 rounds, and a spare 8 round magazine in my truck. I usually carry a Mosin-Nagant M44 and a half dozen striper clips as well.

Why? Hell..... I dunno!

 

[stevelyn]

A .22 rifle most of the time with one box of CCI Velocitors and a box of Winchester Wildcats in addition to SD pistol on my person.

 

[mainmech48]

Besides my CCW and "always" on my person, I keep a pre-Taurus Rossi 92 Trapper .357 carbine in my Ranger. It is in a soft case with the zipper secured with a small padlock and two hinged steel straps and hasps secured to the rear wall of the cab. A 3/8" steel rod connects the two hasps and runs through the carry handles on the case. The rod is secured with a hardened padlock. Rig is of my own design and was fabricated from scrap, a "government" job at my workplace done on my own time.

Two MTM "ammo wallets" containing 20 rds. are always with it, and usually a 50 rd box in the console. I use "Renaissance Wax" on both the steel and wood for protection against corrosion. Silicone car wax used to do it, but I can't find it anymore. No rust, but I'm still considering getting it refinished in matte "Armalloy" (if they're still around?) or NP3.

 

[M2 Carbine]

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"S_O_Laban
Wow! I'm suprised how many of us don't carry a shotgun and I'm also suprised how many of us don't have a car gun. I don't have a car gun at present but I am working on fixing that"
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I carried a shotgun sometimes but then I got to thinking of when I would most likely need a long gun instead of the 2 or 3 pistols I had handy.

Basically the shotgun is great for pistol distance but beyond that I would worry about the spread
hitting people besides the BG.

So most likely I would need a gun that would do the job I can't do with a pistol.

One scenario for instance, and you can think up dozens, would be like a physco with an AK in a Wal Mart parking lot.
If I was already beyound say 50 yards I would want a rifle to stop him.

So my thinking is under 50 yards a pistol or shotgun will do the job but I want a "long range" second gun.

BTW some might ask, if I'm beyound 50 yards why don't I just try to get away.
I'de never leave people to be shot down if I had the means to stop it.

 

[pahrumpcaveman]

586 in the cab and an AR-15 16" carbine with four 30rnd mag's in the tool box .

 

[Skibane]

Saiga "Sporter" in 7.62 x 39, behind the seat – Compact, reliable, plenty powerful, and cheap enough to not worry about rust or losing it to theft.

Some perspective on all the hand-wringing about "allowing" a car gun to fall into the hands of thieves: How many motorists are convicted of the crime of "allowing" a thief to steal their automobiles before committing other crimes?

If the vehicle is locked and the gun is out of sight, it's a pretty hard sell to prove negligence in court.

 

[45crittergitter]

*&^%*#%*)#^$)*@# poll won't let me vote for rifle AND handgun!!!!:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

 

[jercamp45]

Hmm..well, depends where I am going.

But my CCW is always a 1911 .45 auto, so I have extra loaded mags stashed in the car...which is parked in my patrol area(hotel security). Sometimes I have a beater 1911 in the car, but mostly I rely on my CCW or duty piece.
I have a beater M-N M44 and several stripper clips in the car now- it was very inexpensive, pretty accurate and reliable and ammo is dirt cheap. Before is was a Mechtech CCU with an officer's frame attached which worked pretty good for nighly patrols and 'emergency use but I had to sell the unit when money got tight. I prefer a 'real' rifle anyway.
Eventually I'll add a couple of more rifles to the battery, probably a SKS for the car and an AK for my personal CQB..but my enjoyment of 1911's means I am normally getting another of those!
Jercamp45