Armed robbers on motorbikes at stoplights.
Armed robbers posing as Uber, Lyft or taxi passengers.
Todays motorists have a lot to potentially worry about.
Concealed carry of a firearm inside a car can be accomplished in many ways. Massad Ayoob offers his insight into how well several methods work. Image: Gail Pepin
If you carry a concealed weapon, you should become familiar with this site.
Keeping a Gun In Your Vehicle
Once you know the law, safely applying it is key.
Certainly, one can have the gun secured in a glove box, console or lockbox under the seat.
When carrying a weapon in your car, you need to understand the state laws where you are traveling. Image: Gail Pepin
What you dont want is a loose gun under the seat or tucked into seat cushions.
Sharp turns and emergency evasive movements can send the gun skidding anywhere.
Once you get out of the car, youre unarmed.
A pistol stuck between the seats or a seat and the center console is a bad idea, for reasons explained by the author. Image: Gail Pepin
On-the-Person Options for the Car
Every concealed carry method has pros and cons.
First, lets look at things to avoid like the plague when carrying a firearm in a vehicle.
Here are some additional methods to keep your gun on your person while operating a car.
The author believes the best place to carry a gun in your car is on your body. Here he draws a pistol from a strong-side hip holster. Image: Gail Pepin
Hip Holsters for Car Carry
Hip holstersare the most common method for concealed carry.
Put it at about 3:30 if youre right-handed, 8:30 if southpaw.
Can You Appendix Carry a Gun in a Car?
The shoulder holster requires a cover garment, but the gun can be quickly grabbed in an emergency. Image: Gail Pepin
Appendix carryis quite accessible while seated.
Some worry that in a collision there may be soft tissue damage to the abdomen from carrying here.
The gun is accessible to either hand, too.
Cross-draw holds a pistol butt forward on the hip opposite the gun hand. With the car door closed, the pistol is concealed without a cover garment on long drives but remains accessible if needed. Image: Gail Pepin
[Be sure to read Massad Ayoobs article on theSecrets of Cross Draw for CCW.]
It also limits you to a relatively small, harder-to-shoot-well handgun.
Too Much or the Best Way to Car Carry?
When stopped in a car and approached by a potential threat, a driver could surreptitiously reach for his defensive pistol in an ankle holster. Image: Gail Pepin
Multiple guns can be a practical answer.
Skilled firearms instructor David Kenik has been known to carry three.
When people ask him, Why do you carry three guns?!
?, David has the coolest possible answer:
Four, he replies, would be ostentatious.
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