Would keeping a gun in the car damage it or be otherwise dangerous for any reason?

Irresponsible to keep a gun in the car, except when you're not allowed to bring it with you (work, post office, bar etc).

You don't want some scumbag breaking into your car and stealing your gun to use in a violent crime.
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Would keeping a gun in the car damage it or be otherwise dangerous for any reason?
This may a dumb question, but I'm just wonder if leaving a gun in the car would be a bad idea. Due to weird state laws, I can legally have one in the car at my age without any permit, but I can't concealed carry. Particularly, would very hot or cold weather mess it up? Also, is there any chance of it going off or something crazy like that?
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Changes in temp will not damage your firearm as long as it is well oiled and secured properly. As for going off by itself, maybe in a fire. The other worry is having it stolen, but to each their own. Sometimes one has to take the risk. What's worst - having it stolen or having you dead? You gotta decide.
 
Irresponsible to keep a gun in the car, except when you're not allowed to bring it with you (work, post office, bar etc).
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That is why I gave the link to the lock box. Easier than explaining it. It isn't 100%, but most thefts from cars are smash & grabs. They don't take the time or have the tools to cut the cable.
 
Your danger comes from lawyers. If the gun is stolen and used to injure someone, you will be sued. If it is used in a crime, the perp's family will sue you for enabling him to get a weapon. If you live in a state full of libtards, the DA might try to make you an accessory.

Please don't bother telling me how unfair this is. I already know that.
 
Horsecrap. You have no control over an item that is stolen from you. States like New Jersey and California may be an exception- but any decent lawyer could refute this.
 
Illinois has some of the most repressive gun laws in the country. In Illinois a weapon must be in a case and unloaded during transport. Concealed carry is illegal. It may not be irresponsible to leave a weapon in the vehicle, but I would not want to deal with the legal/civil issues if one was stolen from one of my mine.
 
Horsecrap. You have no control over an item that is stolen from you. States like New Jersey and California may be an exception- but any decent lawyer could refute this.
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But it doesn't hurt to take every precaution like the lock box I mentioned. Theft deterrent, and extra legal defense.
 
One possible concern would be if it gets rather cold, and the gun has been in the car for a long time in said cold, if you decided to bring the gun into the house or whatever (assuming the house is warm) then you'll get condensation to worry about.
 
I have specific guns that are my "car" guns. In Kentucky, if you do not have a CCDW permit, the only place you can legally carry a gun (besides the trunk) is your factory glovebox. The console doesn't count.
 
The LEO might let you skate, TFL will let you skate. Leave a loaded gun in the car...someone gets hurt...Kiss yer butt good-bye in Civil Court...all 50 States...pucker-up.
 
The right gun won't be damaged by leaving it in the car. I leave my little AMT .45 Backup in the car when I don't carry it. Its easy enough for me to keep it locked up and still access it if I really need to. If I lived in an area that had lots of car break-ins, I wouldn't do this.
 
Gun left in vehicle

Make sure you scrape off the NRA and "Cold Dead Fingers" bumper stickers if you leave a firearm in a vehicle.
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but as a father of three kids I think it is important to consider.

Does anyone else drive the car? If so, are they legally able to possess a firearm?

My oldest daughter has her CCW license, so that is not a problem. However her younger brother and sister are under 21 and cannot possess a handgun. If I left one in the trunk, and they were to drive off with the car, it could cause a terrible legal mess if it were discovered by LE.

Better safe than sorry. And I'm from Massachusetts where the laws are pretty darn awful... I'm not sure how other state laws would apply.
 
Easier for someone to steal...A local police chief got in trouble

a few years ago because he left a gun in his car while he went somewhere in a building, and it had been stolen when he returned, along with several re-loads of ammo.

I'd rather carry a smaller one along with me unless it's impossible, or at least find a decent place to hide the gun if I had to leave it...but I'd never leave a gun in a car overnight or permanently - too many people like to steal from cars.

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Theft would be one concern. I would not do it on that account. Guns are expensive- I would not leave a wallet with 700$ in it in the car, just in case I ever might need it, would I?


Civil liability: even if you hire a good lawyer and successfully defend yourself, it ain't gonna be cheap: Lawyers cost in the hundreds of dollars per hour, and somehow litigation just seems top drag on and on. Keeping it on you or in a safe is the cheaper option.

The odds of it being stolen are far greater than you ever needing it for self defense. And if you think you need to Carry a gun, Carry it. A gun in your car won't save you if you are not in your car, and you'd have a hard time proving to a court that you could not have just driven away if your life was threatened, if you don't live in a "No Duty To Retreat" state.

Fluctuating temps make for rust, and wide temp swings are not good on powders .......

150 degree powder temp won't "cook off" but it'll sure spike pressures....... will your gun function normally at that temp? Some loads are on the raggedy edge of safe pressures at normal temps. Put that ammo in a 150+ degree car, and what do you suppose will happen when you fire it? I don't want to find out, at least with my guns.
 
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