marv
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I always have maybe six loaded guns in my house and vehicles. Children are not a problem. If I had to load/unload when I departed and returned I would not have time to do anything else.
Again, we should not endow the object with human characteristics. The gun is NOT 'more inherently dangerous' than another object. The person wielding the object determines its danger level.
In Ohio, I HAVE to either leave my gun in the car or commit a crime by eating in a restaurant with a liquor license, whether I drink alcohol or not. I guarantee you that few people spend the time to unload a 15 round magazine (or two) in such a circumstance.
You of course living in the real world and not part of the ideal situation legislators with "good intentions" would think of.When I'm delivering pizzas I have to spend a good amount of time in the store. During which I leave my [loaded] gun locked in my glove compartment. Since the store I work for serves alcohol I really don't have much choice.
Either I leave it locked in the car or I don't carry it at all.
Which is why such topics are not merely innocent speculation.I suppose my thinking is: where does the line get drawn in the name of safety? I don't have a garage, so my pickup could be easily stolen from where I park it on the street and used to run over people. Should I be req'd to build a garage & use it?
That only proves that YOU are more dangerous - not the gun.To say that a gun is no more inherently dangerous than a baseball bat is insane. I can't kill you from a hundred yard away with a baseball bat (unless, of course, I drop it off the Empire State building).
Even if you do leave it loaded, You still have the option of leaving it unsecured (ie unlocked glovebox, console, under the seat) or securing it (in the trunk, etc...) One will inhibit potential thieves from making off with it. The other will make it that much easier for them to potentially ruin multiple families' lives.Which is the same situation numerous people face. In fact unloading and loading your gun in public, even hiding from view in your car on a regular basis would be more dangerous and negligent than not doing so.
If you were spotted with the gun out you could also face legal issues in many places. So taking it out and working with it on a regular basis would be quite foolish.
Locking it in the turnk makes it even MORE likely that someone will see you with it, making it a target of theft, and you a target for physical violence.Even if you do leave it loaded, You still have the option of leaving it unsecured (ie unlocked glovebox, console, under the seat) or securing it (in the trunk, etc...) One will inhibit potential thieves from making off with it. The other will make it that much easier for them to potentially ruin multiple families' lives.
Leaving an unsecured gun, especially a loaded and unsecured pistol, in a vehicle is inherently negligent behavior. In Connecticut, quite a few permit holders have had their permits revoked (and the revocation upheld on appeal) because they left their weapon unsecured in their vehicle, allowing it to be stolen- even if they only intended to leave it there for a couple minutes.
In the home is a little different matter. That is a little more situation oriented. You have a responsibility to secure it so that minors can't access it (especially if it is loaded). It should also be secured to prevent access by other unathorized parties.
There is also the question of legal negligence v. the emotional devestation you may feel if something does happen. How would you feel if, because of your decision to leave the weapon in (say) a vehicle console where a no-goodnick could steal it, and then an innocent child was murdered or seriously injured with it after the theft? I think that I would be devestated if that happened. Even if it is legal doesn't make it right.