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Yep. IMHO, a safe of some sort in the car is essential...I think for most CHLers, and certainly for my personal situation (workplace is 30.06 posted).The bad news is that if your car is stolen, your gun is stolen along with it. If you have OnStar or Lojack and the vehicle can be recovered quickly, the thief may not have time to tinker with the stuff that will take time to open, and your gun may be recovered. On that thought, I'd recommend the most secure safe you can afford or that will fit in your vehicle. Something like this http://www.truckstuffusa.com/consolevaults.html or this http://www.center-of-mass.com/Store_ConsoleVault.htm would be my first choice if I had one of the specific model trucks they fit. The downside to the locking cable concept is that a hefty bolt cutter can make short work of the cable, letting a thief remove the case itself and take his time later drilling out the lock.

The good news is that many car break-ins are smash-and-grabs. The thief is after stuff he can quickly put his hands on and run away. A safe that's secured with a cable and hidden from view (like under the driver's seat) would be an unlikely target for this type of theft.