MachIVshooter
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Leaving a firearm in the vehicle is a personal decision, and one that should be largely based on demographics. I live in a very rural area, and work in a semi-rural location, and daytime vehicle break-ins or thefts are virtually non-existent. Sometimes during the night, little hoodlums will make there way from the city and steal. I carry my pistol on me at all times, but I also keep a Rifle in my trunk during the day. Where I work, I can keep tabs on my vehicle at virtually all times (it is visible from anywhere in the shop except the bathroom). There are also 7 other guys in the shop who would let me know if there were a problem, plus the car has a factory alarm that sounds if the door locks are disengaged without the key or remote. Why keep a rifle? Where I live, there is every chance of a wounded deer or antelope on the roadside. They may be mortaly woundde, but still have enough coherence to not allow you a point-blank shot. Here, you call it in to the sheriff's dept. and they will give you the go-ahead to put it down. I would much rather terminate a wounded deer with a .30-06 than my Compact 10mm, especially if it hobbles 30 or 40 yards out. Here in CO., you can have firearms in the vehicle at any location (only with a CCW in school parking lots), so long as they are locked in and not visible when the vehicle is unoccupied. Long guns must have an empty chamber, and it is wise to keep a long gun completely unloaded (These are DOW laws). It's also a bit of an "I'd rather have it and not need it.........." kind of thing.