Where To Keep Pistol In Vehicle

[Joeywhat]

Having a hard time finding a good place to keep my dedicated car gun in my car. I have a 2012 Focus, and I'll be keeping a Glock 17 (soon to be G22) somewhere inside, currently in a Raven Phantom (no light).

I've tried a few of the more common areas, and none seemed ideal. Under the steering wheel is very difficult to get to considering I'm driving a compact car. Likewise, there's really no room in the center console for it, either. I also cannot put it between the drivers seat and center console as the hand brake is in the way, there's really nothing to keep it in place. It would mount very well between the passenger seat and center console, however at that point it's extremely visible from outside, and would likely have to be removed depending on what passengers I'm carrying at the time. So I'm hoping for a better option.

A little more info on the car, I've removed the back seats so the rear of the car is solely for storage (it's a hatch). As such I should be able to have it back there somewhere without much issue in terms of passenger accessibility or keeping out of view from the outside, although obviously anything mounted back there will start to be difficult to acquire when needed. Also it's a leased vehicle, and while it's very likely I'll purchase the vehicle when it's up I'd like to keep the mount as removable as possible - so no drilling into the dash or anything else.

Any thoughts?

[Captains1911]

Leaving a gun in a car permanently is extremely irresponsible IMO. Carry it on your person or leave it at home.

[The_Count]

Having a hard time finding a good place to keep my dedicated car gun in my car. I have a 2012 Focus, and I'll be keeping a Glock 17 (soon to be G22) somewhere inside, currently in a Raven Phantom (no light).

I've tried a few of the more common areas, and none seemed ideal. Under the steering wheel is very difficult to get to considering I'm driving a compact car. Likewise, there's really no room in the center console for it, either. I also cannot put it between the drivers seat and center console as the hand brake is in the way, there's really nothing to keep it in place. It would mount very well between the passenger seat and center console, however at that point it's extremely visible from outside, and would likely have to be removed depending on what passengers I'm carrying at the time. So I'm hoping for a better option.

A little more info on the car, I've removed the back seats so the rear of the car is solely for storage (it's a hatch). As such I should be able to have it back there somewhere without much issue in terms of passenger accessibility or keeping out of view from the outside, although obviously anything mounted back there will start to be difficult to acquire when needed. Also it's a leased vehicle, and while it's very likely I'll purchase the vehicle when it's up I'd like to keep the mount as removable as possible - so no drilling into the dash or anything else.

Any thoughts?

First of all I would check your state and local regulations. In SC you must keep the firearm in your console or glove box.

Second, if you can not find a place you feel comfortable with, look into the gunvault nano. You can secure it around almost any semi-permanent fixture ( IE seat tracks).

[dougwg]

Michigan....

Velcro a Raven to the dashboard.
Velcro a Raven to the headliner.

Why do you want to keep the Gleck in the car again?

[PD Sgt.]

Leaving a gun in a car permanently is extremely irresponsible IMO. Carry it on your person or leave it at home.

This. If you need to access a firearm quickly while in your car, it should be on your person. If you need to access a firearm quickly while outside your car, it does you no good to have the pistol in the car.

A firearm left in the car is just a target for theft. It is extremely difficult to safeguard against loss. You might want to keep a spare magazine or two to support your CCW in the car, but I would not leave a firearm inside, no matter how well I felt it was hidden/secured.

[loupav]

A buddy of mine wanted to keep his P220 in his truck. But being in California it was difficult to do so. He was also worried about it getting stolen. So what he did was he kept the slide (slide barrel and recoil assembly) and frame in two pieces, frame in the truck and slide in his back pack. with a few extra mags in the truck. The logic there was that if someone broke in to this truck they'd only get half a gun which would most likely be discarded.

Obviously the problem was being able to find the pieces and put two and two together in time before someone's on top of you. I've thought about carrying a weapon in the car several times, But I let too many people borrow my car for errands through out the day now that it'd be more of a head ache than anything else.

Good luck.

[QuietShootr]

Keeping a pistol in the car with the idea that you're going to be able to get to it in time of danger is not realistic. If it's secure enough it can't be easily stolen, you probably won't be able to get to it in time even when you're in the car.

Now if you want to talk trunk long guns, that's a different thing entirely.

[shua713]

I would keep the gun on you as a carry weapon. if it is not comfortable while sitting in the car, you could have a place in the car where you store it, but when you leave the car you should put it back on your person. or just find a holster that is comfortable even in the car.

[DWood]

I see a value in a vehicle mounted holster accessible from the driver's seat without having to move much to draw it. It would be for my carry gun, which would go back in my belt hoster when exiting my truck.

Executing the application of said holster to be concealed and usable is the problem I have yet to solve. My "truck gun" is the one on my belt when I am in my truck, at least for now.

[Serlo II]

In general I don't think this is a great idea. One of the easiest and most common crimes for drug addicts is to break into cars and see what they can find. I'm sure they would love to find your G17.

Providing it is legal in your area, perhaps you could mount a "gunvault" with a finger touch combination in your trunk area with heavy-duty bolts. This could be fairly secure.

The best bet is to carry the weapon.