Poll concerning ccw and driving.
- Thread starter AndersonG22
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I'll echo MLeake's comments about placing the gun under the thigh, between seat cushions, in a map case, etc. But for a different reason.
In the event of an accident, the gun can be dislodged under high G forces and bounce around the cabin. There is always, therefore, the potential for an AD should the impact be just right. But there's one more warning.
In the aftermath of an accident, you don't know who will be the first person(s) to gain access to your vehicle while checking your condition. In one incident, a sheriff's deputy going to work rolled his Jeep in the snow along a state highway one morning. Several cars stopped and drivers helped the deputy from his Jeep laying on its side. He never lost consciousness but in the ambulance he discovered his paddle holster and belt-clip badge carrier were missing. Police searched the area, no joy. Three months later local PD arrested a suspect in a string of armed robberies using the deputy's gun. This guy had climbed into the Jeep to support the deputy's weight while others pulled him out of the door. He spotted the badge and slipped it off, then found the gun inside the Jeep and put it in his coat pocket. No one noticed a thing.
In the event of an accident, the gun can be dislodged under high G forces and bounce around the cabin. There is always, therefore, the potential for an AD should the impact be just right. But there's one more warning.
In the aftermath of an accident, you don't know who will be the first person(s) to gain access to your vehicle while checking your condition. In one incident, a sheriff's deputy going to work rolled his Jeep in the snow along a state highway one morning. Several cars stopped and drivers helped the deputy from his Jeep laying on its side. He never lost consciousness but in the ambulance he discovered his paddle holster and belt-clip badge carrier were missing. Police searched the area, no joy. Three months later local PD arrested a suspect in a string of armed robberies using the deputy's gun. This guy had climbed into the Jeep to support the deputy's weight while others pulled him out of the door. He spotted the badge and slipped it off, then found the gun inside the Jeep and put it in his coat pocket. No one noticed a thing.
FairWarning
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No, it would be difficult to reach if I needed it and less pleasant to deal with if pulled over for some reason. There are effective ways to secure it in your vehicle.
orthosophy
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I built a rig for mine.
Build is actually a charitable term. I screwed a holster into the door and covered the screw heads with vinyl. The holster fits my XD-45.
Build is actually a charitable term. I screwed a holster into the door and covered the screw heads with vinyl. The holster fits my XD-45.
orionengnr
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This.
Another major problem I have with unholstering my CCW gun is that it's usually hard to find a truly safe place to point it.
I challenge anyone to come up with a remotely practical way to handle an unholstered/uncased pistol in a vehicle in such a way as to keep from pointing it at anything that you don't want to shoot.
I generally refuse to unholster my CCW unless it's absolutely necessary. I do obviously remove my CCW at times, but it almost always stays in the holster even on those occasions.
I challenge anyone to come up with a remotely practical way to handle an unholstered/uncased pistol in a vehicle in such a way as to keep from pointing it at anything that you don't want to shoot.
I generally refuse to unholster my CCW unless it's absolutely necessary. I do obviously remove my CCW at times, but it almost always stays in the holster even on those occasions.