Anyone Else Packing??

[chistoso]

Well, what I've learned in my short life is that crappy/scary/dangerous situations don't always make appointments. I could keep my fire extinguisher in a box buried underneath other boxes in a storage room with a locked door and get to it in time if the fire made an appointment ahead of time. But fires usually aren't that thoughtful, so I keep a couple extinguishers in places that I have extremely quick access should a fire start somewhere.

Same goes for my gun. I could keep it my vehicle in the console or glove box unloaded with the ammo separate, but then I'd have to tell some bad guy that is trying to jack me to hold on one minute while I retrieve my weapon and load it--then he can proceed to try to jack me.

I'm a realist. I've seen and heard of enough bad shit happening to good people when they didn't expect it so I decided to take control and not rely on luck. I avoid dangerous situations at all cost but sometimes they're bound to find you.

I have to agree with this statement. I've been jacked before and believe me it's not pretty. I keep my Glock 22 locked and loaded on my hip and when in the truck it sits between the seat and the center console. I decided that I will be a victim no more..

 

[bahollis]

Well spoken man...

 

[puckhead]

"I just don't think we should necessarily encourage gun carrying like that..."

Like that?? Not sure what you mean?? It is not a legal issue for me as a CCW holder, to carry it there or anywhere else I please in my vehicle or on my persons (except the excluded areas, govt building, churches, and the like).

And thanks for that link above. Noone here has done anything too creative. I had a great setup in the beemer, where the cell phone dock option was in the center console lid... Unfortunately, GM doesnt have that coincidental feature. Glovebox, no, too inaccessible, Center console is slow and too many moves, inbetween the seat works and console works I guess. Ill leave it mounted unless I see good pictures of this "drawer" mentioned above!

Well the drawer part is currently packed away. I am planning on moving soon so I put the project on halt. I will definitely post pics up when I am moved though! I basically took a metal box that was big enough for my glock 27 and one spare mag. Got some foam and cut out a place for each. I will cut down some drawer slides and attach them to the side of it. In the 2001 tahoes there is a cassette player with a cuby underneath. With some cutting and a mount in there the drawer "should" slide out. I want to hook it up to a something that moves it out either with a pulley or a hydrolic actuator type thing. havent gotten to that step yet though lol.

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I have to agree with this statement. I've been jacked before and believe me it's not pretty. I keep my Glock 22 locked and loaded on my hip and when in the truck it sits between the seat and the center console. I decided that I will be a victim no more..

agreed!

 

[bauer4567]

Amen.

Not to mention I had to use my gun on the way to a job site last week...

A deer had been hit by a car and left on the side of the road. Couldn't stand up, but was still trying to. So the gun came in handy.

Although it has nothing to do with driving while carrying in the car, I got out the 22 last night... I was laying in bed last night trying to go to bed, and got woken up by the very well known smell of a nearby skunk! My dog has been sprayed twice in two years, and it is awful, so I figured I am going to go get this little sumbetch (purposeful accent to lighten the story). I never saw the skunk outside when I got down there, but i always get a kick out of thinking about people who might have seen me outside in my workboots and underwear at night with a pistol creeping around the side of the house!

 

[stevek]

Just take my ******* Denali, I have insurance for a reason. No reason to have to worry about getting into a gun battle or anything when I can just get a new one. I carry a maglite in my door for those ****** criminals who don't carry guns. I'll beat the shit out of them with my maglite instead of pulling a knife. Maglite isn't a deadly weapon where a knife can legally be considered one.

 

[Punisher66]

Just take my ******* Denali, I have insurance for a reason. No reason to have to worry about getting into a gun battle or anything when I can just get a new one. I carry a maglite in my door for those ****** criminals who don't carry guns. I'll beat the shit out of them with my maglite instead of pulling a knife. Maglite isn't a deadly weapon where a knife can legally be considered one.

Amen to the maglite, 3 DCell fits nicely in the door. Here in NY we can't carry either, as far as I know and its a royal pain in the ass to get a handgun license, can take up to a year. Yet you can walk into Wal-Mart and buy a shotgun. Doesn't make much sense to me, but neither does most of the things the government does.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

As im in Ontario Canada also no packin here. I honestly dont see a reason for it. Maybe if I lived where some of you do I might think it was nessesary. I do however keep my tire iron beside my driver seat. Thats because I kept forgetting where I put the damn thing. I guess if needed that would do. As stated above I have insurance if they want to pull a gun to get my truck take it. Not worth a life.

 

[02Lightning]

They can have my car too, problem is they may take your car and your life.

 

[Gbeezie]

I agree with that one. I have when I stop people and they dont tell me they have a gun in the car! Plus working in the area I work in most of the guns are stolen or they are convicted felons. But I keep my on my hip or Sig Sauer p238 in my pocket!!

On my Hip unless for some reason I take it off it goes in the seat pocket behind the passenger seat. Have fun getting pulled over with it in between the seat or up under the dash like in the OP.

 

[chistoso]

Just take my ******* Denali, I have insurance for a reason. No reason to have to worry about getting into a gun battle or anything when I can just get a new one. I carry a maglite in my door for those ****** criminals who don't carry guns. I'll beat the shit out of them with my maglite instead of pulling a knife. Maglite isn't a deadly weapon where a knife can legally be considered one.

Yeah, I had a little league baseball bat on the side of my seat was rendered useless when I got jacked and shot in the shoulder. They could've taken my car at that time as well, had full coverage insurance and gave it up willfully, problem is the cowards shot anyway therefore NO!! I don't think so..

 

[2 E L O]

Yeah, I had a little league baseball bat on the side of my seat was rendered useless when I got jacked and shot in the shoulder. They could've taken my car at that time as well, had full coverage insurance and gave it up willfully, problem is the cowards shot anyway therefore NO!! I don't think so..

Exactly...I have my gun to protect me and my loved ones....not my car. If they walk up unarmed, I will not pull my gun. If they walk up with anything resembling an object that could be used as a weapon, they're going to get the bad end of a boom stick shoved in their face. I will not be a victim to these scumbags.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I have insurance if they want to pull a gun to get my truck take it. Not worth a life.

I have insurance, but if someone wants to take my vehicle while I'm anywhere around it, I don't intend to file a claim against my insurance company. Those seventeen $1.00 per bullet rounds stored in my legal carry weapon aren't there for show and tell.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

I have insurance, but if someone wants to take my vehicle while I'm anywhere around it, I don't intend to file a claim against my insurance company. Those seventeen $1.00 per bullet rounds stored in my legal carry weapon aren't there for show and tell.

instead you will be getting a lawyer with your truck in the impound but that ok. Just dont bend in the shower. hehehe

 

[chistoso]

I did my research and I don't know about Texas but in Arizona all I have to do is claim I felt threatened in any form in/and around my property/vehicle.

 

[Cartwright]

I did my research and I don't know about Texas but in Arizona all I have to do is claim I felt threatened in any form in/and around my property/vehicle.

This is true. I dont disagree with Carrying a gun while driving. Hell I have a gun on me when ever I am not at school or work and still its tucked away in the truck. Its just not a good Idea to keep it in a place like some in here do. I can grab it out of my Pass. seat pocket quick with no problems. I would rather me have to tell the officer where the gun is then him see it when he pulls me over.

 

[bauer4567]

Yes, PA is the same. As long as I feel threatened, I will not be arrested for using my gun as a CCW holder. The civil liability cases are a different story in some states, but PA has a castle doctrine which includes your workplace, home, vehicle and eminent domain. I am not concerned with civil cases... If I feel I need to use my gun, I am ready to.

Also, Cartwright: This is the same location I had it mounted when I was pulled over in the past. You cannot see it from outside the vehicle. Front drivers side window, the angle is too extreme and it is covered by the dash. Back drivers side, all passenger side and rear are covered by seats and/or center console. In one instance, the trooper didn't even think about asking me where they were, and handed my license, CCW card, and insurance right back to me and asked me to slow down. In the other instance, I handed him the card with my insurance and license and had my hands on the wheel. He asked if I minded unloading the weapons while he runs my information. I remove the magazine from the one onto the passenger seat, and cleared the chamber and set the gun on the passenger seat. I then removed my S&W J frame from my waist to unload it, and he said, nevermind, don't worry about that one. (Maybe he figured ehhh, what are you gonna do to me with 5 shots from a 38 sp +p, from a 2.5" barrel haha)

Anyway, my logic has always been the same about carrying... if I am ever at the point again, where I feel threatened enough to PULL my weapon on someone, there will be no hesitation for FIRING the weapon. I am a firm believer that concealed means concealed, and do not go around flashing this around as a power statement...it is a tool to protect myself, family, friends and property.

Once again, this was not intended to be a gun debate, but since there is enough opinion out here already...why not...

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

Man its amazing how the laws are so different state to state and here into canada. Just be smart safe guys.

 

[stevek]

If you shoot somebody, don't expect to just drive away after the police come. You'll get cuffed and taken to jail for a short time until they complete they complete initial investigation. Even then, if the person has a good attorney and with a good witness for them, you look at spending some time.

 

[2 E L O]

instead you will be getting a lawyer with your truck in the impound but that ok. Just dont bend in the shower. hehehe

I believe Texas has the Castle Doctrine. If someone was breaking into his truck and he felt threatened, he has no duty to retreat. He can use deadly force. He'll still need a lawyer, but he won't have to worry about buying soap on a rope.

If you shoot somebody, don't expect to just drive away after the police come. You'll get cuffed and taken to jail for a short time until they complete they complete initial investigation. Even then, if the person has a good attorney and with a good witness for them, you look at spending some time.

Correct, if it's a bad shoot...you'll definitely spend some time in the slammer. But if you shoot somebody that tries to carjack you with a weapon, you have every right to defend yourself...and with my CCW, I have every right to defend myself with a gun in my car if I feel that I am in imminent danger. That would be a good shoot.

However, regretfully Nebraska does not have the Castle Doctrine (yet). I cannot shoot someone just for breaking and entering or stealing property. If someone breaks into my house, I cannot immediately shoot without repercussions. I have a duty to retreat and have to be in danger before I'm legally cleared to shoot.

We've gone through all the education and training to get CCW permits....we know what we have coming should we ever use our weapon--whether it is justified or not. We know the gun laws. We've had to pass some rigorous background checks to get these permits. No one here expects to just drive away if something as ****** as this happens.

 

[bauer4567]

"We've gone through all the education and training to get CCW permits....we know what we have coming should we ever use our weapon--whether it is justified or not. We know the gun laws. We've had to pass some rigorous background checks to get these permits. No one here expects to just drive away if something as ****** as this happens."

Amen. Its the "Id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6" type of logic.