Car Trunk or Truck Gun?

[Captain Bligh]

I don't do it. Guns are either under my direct control or in safe stoage. A car trunk is not safe storage. There is too great of a chance of having a gun stolen, and putting a firearm in the wrong hands.

 

[Titan6]

That is an interesting argument cpt bligh. I would only ask what is safe storage? If I leave my guns in the empty house all day long is that safer than locked in my car in a crowded parking lot? I think that only the owner can answer that question.

 

[FoMoGo]

I have a safe in my ramcharger if I have to go into a gvmt building.
Thats the only way I would leave my pistol in the vehicle.


Jim

 

[exflatlander]

Just out of curiosity, is it the fear of having the gun stolen out of the vehicle or having the vehicle stolen with the gun in it?

Although I agree a locked trunk is no gun safe I am not really worried about someone popping my trunk to forage through it and I do not drive a car that is real high on the list of most commonly stolen vehicles.

 

[bhk]

"We here in Missouri welcome you all. Please feel free to carry any lawfully owned firearm, anywhere in your vehicle, in any manner you choose, wherever you may be from."

Well, almost true. Be careful about what you recommend or someone may get arrested and charged. The 'car carry' provision in our new Missouri law only applies to 'concealable' firearms (look it up). Without a ccw, only handguns may be concealed loaded. Loaded long guns must still be in plain sight, unless you have a ccw.

 

[TexasRifleman]

I keep an older plain Jane AR in my truck.

Texas has pretty much no long gun laws at all so it's not really a problem here.

 

[jbauch357]

Rossi triple play with .22lr, .243 win and 20-gauge barrels. It's not a defensive weapon, rather a meat gathering tool if I'm in a situation where I need to take small/medium game and my carry pistol isn't up to the job...

 

[MT GUNNY]

Ak + s&w 1911



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[Bailey Guns]

A KT Sub2K on the floorboard (in a pizza box) is worth two in the trunk.

Mmmmm...Kel-Tec pizza. With pepperoni and olives. That could become a new favorite.

 

[exflatlander]

Looks like I wasn't correct, there is a way I can keep a locked handgun in my car in this state.

Q: Can I leave my gun in my car if I need to go into the store on my way home from the range or from hunting?

A: If your handgun or large capacity rifle or shotgun is transported in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 140, §131C (i.e. unloaded and in a locked case, locked trunk or other secure container) then the gun may be left unattended in the vehicle. Weapons transported in this manner will automatically be considered "stored or kept" in compliance with the safe storage requirements of §131L.

 

[scottishclaymore]

Because I live in TX and have the option, I carry a 12 ga. Mossberg Maverick in my car. Gotten me out of at least one jam!

 

[7.62X25mm]

Problem with stowing a gun in the car is that they rust.

 

[exflatlander]

Problem with stowing a gun in the car is that they rust.

I have considered that so my new thought now is a lock-box securely attached in the trunk and either a stainless Ruger P series or 3rd Gen S&W.

Whatever it will get it's turn at the range often enough to keep it viable.

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

I don't believe at all in keeping a firearm in one's vehicle while one is not in it. Cars are very very insecure, and there's no reason to give a thief a free weapon along with your car or stereo etc.

 

[expvideo]

I keep a 9mm on my person at all times (for personal defense) and a .22 short revolver in my emergency kit in the back of my car (for killing small animals quietly as a food source in an emergency situation). I have been considering putting my AKMS (underfolder) in the locked storage compartment in the back. Since I live in WA state, I would have to keep it unloaded. It would be nice to have a full size rifle in the trunk in case I ever needed it.

I might take this as an opportunity to justify purchasing an SKS. If I run into an over-zealous officer who is not quite clear on the law, or if my car is stolen, I'd rather have to replace a $300 SKS than a $900 AK. Plus stripper clips are way cheaper than mags, and the chest rig for an SKS is smaller. And on top of all of that, it looks a little less scary and more like a hunting rifle than my AK.

I've also considered a KelTec Sub2000 in 9mm with a couple 31 round Glock mags. I think that would be a nice trunk gun, and it's pretty affordable too.

 

[jbauch357]

I have been considering putting my AKMS (underfolder) in the locked storage compartment in the back. Since I live in WA state, I would have to keep it unloaded.

I don't understand this part. I know it's illegal to have a loaded rifle in the vehicle during hunting season, but if you have a CPL and can have a loaded weapon on your side why can't you have a loaded rifle in the trunk while driving around town?

 

[researchdoc]

Mosin M38. Short bbl makes it into play fast. 7.62x54R brings home the power. I keep some surplus steel core Hungarian and some Wolf Soft Point with it on strippers... And also, whatever is on my person.. either a .44mag, 357mag, .40 or .45.. .depending on the day...

 

[CoRoMo]

Nothing. I won't dedicate a firearm to a vehicle because I don't want the gun stolen if the vehicle gets broken into. I know that there are ways to secure a firearm in the vehicle to prevent this, but not putting one in there prevents it all together.

I carry everyday/everywhere otherwise, so I don't see the need.

 

[Ringer]

Kind of a mute point for me since it's illegal in Michigan.

If not for that I might throw one of my SKS's in the trunk. For now I would rely on my carry gun. Have thought about permanently locking up a handgun in the trunk but then there are legal issues for my other family members who might drive my car and don't have a CPL.

Carry gun it is for me.

 

[expvideo]

I don't understand this part. I know it's illegal to have a loaded rifle in the vehicle during hunting season, but if you have a CPL and can have a loaded weapon on your side why can't you have a loaded rifle in the trunk while driving around town?

Nope. Handguns can be loaded (if you have a CPL), but rifles can not. It's just one of the fun little parts of living in WA. It's a gun law, it doesn't have to make sense, lol.

 

[Deputy25]

Yugo underfolder AK and 3 mags in a gym bag.

 

[jbauch357]

Nope. Handguns can be loaded (if you have a CPL), but rifles can not. It's just one of the fun little parts of living in WA. It's a gun law, it doesn't have to make sense, lol.

Interesting, I'm going to have to change my transportation procedures...

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Two handguns (in a floorboard safe), and one longgun. Longgun is an SMLE sporterized in .303 brit (No. 4, Mk 1), with 17" bbl and scope. 2 loaded mags kept separately in the console (to maintain legality).

 

[Kurt S.]

Handguns:
either CA .44 Bulldog pug (shoots best with 200 grain cowboy loads) or CZ 52 with S&B factory FMJ loads.

Long guns:
either Marlin Model 60 or Remington 512 bolt action .22
Both of these are old, old guns that were bought 2nd hand, obviously used hard. Neither is scoped, and neither one is accurate past about 20 yards.
A Stevens single shot 12 gauge. A great old gun!

 

[whitefeather]

"Storing" a loaded gun unattenede in a vehicle is illegal in some states, but it's irresponsible in every state.

I take firearms ownership and the responsibility that goes with it way to serious to leave a loaded firearm unattended in a vehicle. A vehicle can be stolen or broken into and suddenly, your firearm is no longer under your control.