Firearms storage, CCW, Jeeping, oh my!

Re: Firearms in the vehicle - locked up under the seat, or??

I carry my pistol on me when driving/wheeling... but I'm considering a tuffy underseat drawer to stash it when I want to. Sometimes it's uncomfortable to wear the firearm in the seat for a long period of time. I haven't found a good bolt-on holster to put inside the driver-side of the vehicle so I can have it handy when driving without having to wear it. (Anyone have a suggestion?)

As Mac says, UT has the most reciprocity for CCW (can't remember number... in the 30s). CO, which I have, has it with 27 other states. AZ, VT, and AK allows conceal without a permit. In CO you can carry loaded in the car. For CA, I always assume they hate you having a gun at all (you know, Nazi thugs and all that), so I don't take my firearms to CA because carrying ammo apart from a firearm is worse than just throwing rocks at a bad guy.

I don't carry a long gun in my Jeep. If I did, I'd likely just keep it in the case and only to places with low risk break-ins, like camping in the national forest or at the rifle range.

Re: Firearms in the vehicle - locked up under the seat, or??

Normally any of mine are ON me anywhere anyway, and even so, when wheeling. I usually always have something on or with me within reach. HOWEVER, I am seriously considering getting one of those tuffy lock boxes for under the seat like you mention to store it for the few times when I need to leave it in the Jeep for whatever reason. Seldom as it may be, it happens from time to time and I'd rather have it under lock than in the open.

That said, for simple trips to the ranch, in/out or when my wife doesn't feel like packing hers, somethingis usually always in the spot between the seatbelt and the center hump. It's a spot that can be reached from the seat and pulled through if need be, or between the seat and console wedged in there.

On the Utah permit-I THINK it's good in 38 states if I remember right. I JUST missed the class this year-one of our local gun shops offers the required 4 hour training class once a year for a minimal fee. As I understood it, that class is required regardless of residency in Utah. Once you pass that class, you then send in the certificate along with fingerprints and check for the permit to the state of Utah. You get your Utah permit in the mail a few weeks later. I THINK it's good for 5 years if I'm not mistaken. Like I said, I JUST missed getting in the class this year-they only take a limited number each year. Hopefully I won't miss it next year...

Best of Luck,

Mike

Re: Firearms in the vehicle - locked up under the seat, or??

gregert12 said:

kidmugg said:

I I haven't found a good bolt-on holster to put inside the driver-side of the vehicle so I can have it handy when driving without having to wear it. (Anyone have a suggestion?)

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I saw this at last years NRA show and it would work. ($35)

http://www.gumcreekcustoms.com/Universal-Vehicle-Holster-Mount-p5.html

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That looks like it would work okay. I'm not really thrilled about wedging the gun between the seat/seatbelt and center console.

Permit-wise:

I'll have reciprocity with UT/NM/CO which are the states of travel for this summer. Interestingly, Colorado only accepts Texas permits issued to residents and don't accept permits Texas issues to non-residents. Texas has quite a bit of reciprocity among other states so that should work fine, at least for this year.

CC test:

We're lucky living on acreage - it's a short walk to our firing range :cheesy: Dear wife and I quickly went through a box of 50 shells, I didn't tell her we just shot up $25. We were shooting at a rifle target at 7 yards and wife managed to put a couple of rounds actually in the target. For the last 10 or so rounds I shot, I finally managed to get things figured out and I put about eight rounds on target (about 8" or 9" circle.)

DW has no fear of handling/shooting the gun which really surprised me. I had her loading magazines, dropping/inserting magazines, chambering a round, etc. She has a little trouble pulling the slide back but I think she now has that figured out. Need to work with her some more on firearm safety and she needs a lot more shooting time (me too!)

Re: Firearms in the vehicle - locked up under the seat, or??

Since we're talking about wives who shoot...

I signed my wife up for a CC class (classroom only). She was game since I told her I was going. And I told her it'd be good to have some gun education since we'll be living in the woods and may need to use a gun at some point. She agreed to go.

She went into the class leery of guns and seeing no reason to own a handgun. Three hours later she left a gun-advocate. All it takes is real-world stories and an education on the purpose of self-defense to convince her. Now she's a proponent of all women carrying firearms because that levels the playing field against a male aggressor. Over 99% of all violence against women come at the hand of a man. Men are physically strong than women. But no man is physically stronger than her H&K and Kimber.

After that, she joined me at Thunder Ranch for three days of intensive training with Clint Smith. She's a killer shot and conceal carries. I wouldn't mess with her. And don't between mama bear and her baby (in CO you can use lethal action during a kidnapping too!). When people poo-poo me carrying a weapon, I have to inform them I carry to protect my son and I ask them, "What will you do to protect my son from being kidnapped?" The argument closes down because all most anti-gunners hear are weird emotional and irrational stories and they form an opinion based on the wrong thing.