Thoughts on a hidden Gun Vault in your X

Diadaga

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What's the point of hiding it? That just makes it harder to get when it's time for business.

Mac makes an excellent point. The other portion of that reasoning for me is because if it is approved by the security director for me to carry this will be the storage for my pistol while I'm on campus.
 

Matt2558

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Loganville, GA
I see both of your points. I one live in an area with fake thugs, so they're scared of people like me. Two I have a protection dog with me almost everywhere I go which results in a damn good security system. Thirdly with the security holsters I use most "thugs" don't have the intelligence to figure out how to operate the holsters. So the difference between us is situational circumstances.
 

dhyde79

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Amarillo, TX
Hence by absolutely necessary statement. If I can't lawfully have my gun loaded with me (say driving in New Jersey), it won't be loaded. If I can't have my gun on my person and have to leave it in the vehicle, like a sports stadium, measures are taken to ensure complete safety.

But, as a resident of Texas, you and I are allowed to carry concealed in our vehicles with or without a CHL. In 2009 the Texas Motorist Protection Act was passed allowing a resident of Texas to carry a loaded weapon within reach as long as it is concealed from plain view. It's umbrellaed under the if you have control of the property, you are allowed clause. Of course, all rules apply to CHL and non-CHL carriers that if you're not in a physical or mental state to carry a weapon lawfully (under the influence) then you are breaking the law.

Edit: Copy of said Bill if anyone in interested. Falls under Section 46.15(b). Great to print out and keep with you in your vehicle for all non-CHL holders.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB01815F.htm

I'd actually be surprised to see how many city ordinances override and prohibit that....but good to know.

Most states I'm pretty sure it's a felony if you don't have a CHL/CCP, and that's just no bueno.

Aside from that, I always try to keep my magazines unloaded, less strain on springs and thereby less potential for mis-loads if it sits with ammo in the magazine for too long (every month I change what magazine is actually fully loaded on all of my firearms just to keep my springs in decent shape).
 

dhyde79

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Amarillo, TX
wow, to necropost this one, since I'm asking the same thing, oh how my point of view has changed....

to paraphrase:
striker fired, full stack but nothing in the chamber
hammer fired, full stack, one in the hole, hammer decocked
ALWAYS a gun with a loaded mag in the vehicle unless I'm at home, it'll come out after I put a similar stash safe in because of needing someplace to put one for my EDC gun, that is my concealed carry gun, while I'm not somewhere I can carry (30.06 signed places and 51% signed places)

diadaga, did you ever install something, and how'd it turn out? I'm not worried about one of the cool safes like the first post, I do for sure want something that's key driven...
 

Diadaga

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Virginia
I haven't put it in yet but I have decided where I want to do it and have a rough idea of how the setup would be installed.

Sent from my mansion in Grouchland.
 
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