Petrol & Powder
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The car gun and why it’s a bad idea.
There is a practice that I refuse to engage in but one that is rather common throughout America. It is the practice of routinely storing a firearm in a vehicle. This is sometimes referred to as the “car gun” or “truck gun”. I am not addressing the times that a firearm must be stored in a vehicle out of necessity. I understand that there are times and places that dictate that a firearm be temporarily stored in a vehicle. I am speaking to the practice of always storing a firearm in a vehicle.
I ask that others examine their actions and make informed decisions. There are three significant points that should be examined: The loss of the contents of the vehicle, the loss of the entire vehicle and the unavailability of a firearm not within your immediate grasp.
The Potential Loss of the contents of a vehicle:
For many years I have lived by the axiom, “never leave anything in a car that you are not willing to lose”.
Cars and trucks are not mobile gun safes. In fact, they are not secure at all. Thousands upon thousands of larcenies from automobiles occur daily. If you must routinely leave a firearm in a vehicle, please consider using a strong lockbox secured to that vehicle and concealed from common observation.
The Potential loss of the entire vehicle:
Car theft is not something that only occurs in big cities, vehicles are stolen wherever vehicles are found. When a car or truck is stolen, everything in it goes with it. A gun stored in a plastic console or glovebox is hardly secure. A gun “hidden” under the seat is not safe from discovery. Over 700,000 vehicles are stolen in the U.S. every year. Living in a rural or suburban area is no guarantee against auto theft.
Accessibility of the firearm for self-defense:
If you carry a firearm for self-defense, it will be of NO USE to you if the gun is in your car and you are not in your car. The gun will not come to you when you need it; it must be with you to be of any value.
Just some points to ponder. We all make decisions based on the world around us, let us make informed decisions.
There is a practice that I refuse to engage in but one that is rather common throughout America. It is the practice of routinely storing a firearm in a vehicle. This is sometimes referred to as the “car gun” or “truck gun”. I am not addressing the times that a firearm must be stored in a vehicle out of necessity. I understand that there are times and places that dictate that a firearm be temporarily stored in a vehicle. I am speaking to the practice of always storing a firearm in a vehicle.
I ask that others examine their actions and make informed decisions. There are three significant points that should be examined: The loss of the contents of the vehicle, the loss of the entire vehicle and the unavailability of a firearm not within your immediate grasp.
The Potential Loss of the contents of a vehicle:
For many years I have lived by the axiom, “never leave anything in a car that you are not willing to lose”.
Cars and trucks are not mobile gun safes. In fact, they are not secure at all. Thousands upon thousands of larcenies from automobiles occur daily. If you must routinely leave a firearm in a vehicle, please consider using a strong lockbox secured to that vehicle and concealed from common observation.
The Potential loss of the entire vehicle:
Car theft is not something that only occurs in big cities, vehicles are stolen wherever vehicles are found. When a car or truck is stolen, everything in it goes with it. A gun stored in a plastic console or glovebox is hardly secure. A gun “hidden” under the seat is not safe from discovery. Over 700,000 vehicles are stolen in the U.S. every year. Living in a rural or suburban area is no guarantee against auto theft.
Accessibility of the firearm for self-defense:
If you carry a firearm for self-defense, it will be of NO USE to you if the gun is in your car and you are not in your car. The gun will not come to you when you need it; it must be with you to be of any value.
Just some points to ponder. We all make decisions based on the world around us, let us make informed decisions.
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