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Fortunately, all those activities you mention above do not apply to me.
I simply go everywhere armed, or, I don't go at all........that's pretty simple.

My suggestion to you is if you want to carry your gun with you to those places and leave it in the car, then by all means get yourself a car safe. But, please do not get one of those cheap 40.00 specials........

Invest in a good quality pistol safe and mount it with bolts to the floor of your trunk. Here is a good example of what I am talking about:

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Well, I'm not one to skimp when it comes to quality. I'll definitely get a safe I feel comfortable with. After I leave my gun in the car the first time, I'll make sure and go get my head examined to see if I'm still sane.

AEA wrote:I carry a Wilson Combat Protector and this gun is over 2,000.00 retail! I am definitely NOT going to leave it in my car FOR ANY REASON.
And anyone who thinks a 40.00 piece of tin with a cable is gonna protect your Kimber needs to have their head examined.

Okay. Great. So then do you just not carry to and from, let's say, a high-school football game where it's illegal to carry? I think of this situation because I'll go watch my daughter perform her dance routine at a football game and then maybe we'll all go out to eat afterwards.

So if you had a similar situation, would you just leave your weapon at home and hope nothing happens when you're out and about where you are allowed to carry after said football game or whatever?

I'm more inclined to leave my gun in my car out of sight and locked up and be able to carry when I leave these gun-free zones and go somewhere else. I'm not so much worried about protecting my gun from a car thief as I am about having it available for my protection if the need arises later after I've left a gun-free zone. I don't know... maybe I'm becoming overly attached to my sidearm already, and I haven't even started carrying out in public yet!

I'm actually not to keen on leaving the gun in my car at all. But I also don't want to leave it at home on the way to a "gun-free" destination, such as my daughter's after-school activities and such, or like I said before, some sort of outdoor activity where I don't want the gun on my hip the whole time -- golf, working out, etc.

Clearing the weapon, putting it in one of those cable-attached safes, and keeping the ammunition with me seems like a better idea than anything. At least the safe will make it a LITTLE harder for the thief to get to it.

Thanks for the advice. I'll probably buy one of those compact safes for when I have to leave my CCW in the car.

I'd like some input on what to do when I'm going somewhere I know I'm not going to be able to carry my weapon, such as a courthouse or even if I go golfing (I'm not going to have my gun on my hip for 18 holes). Do you guys leave the gun at home or do you disarm in your car and leave it in the glove box or center console?

I've noticed a lot of negativity towards leaving your weapon in your locked vehicle by a lot of people on this forum. So do you just leave the gun at home and not carry on the way to those off-limits destinations or places it's not easy to conceal, such as a gym when you're going for a workout?

Just looking for some feedback for a soon-to-be CHLer. Thanks!