How do you keep the piece in your car?

[stainless1911]

I had  fun with this on another site, so I brought it here too.
96 Z-28

[EM87]

I just keep my GLOCK on the passenger seat.  I have a IWB holster with a plastic clip that I want to attach to my car somehow so it would sit by my leg, but I haven't gotten around to making a clip or anything yet.

[stainless1911]

Well c'mon then, All ya gotta do is do it to it.
If you have to maneuver quickly trying to escape, then you dont want it getting away from you do you? Start with a retension holster in case you have a crash someday, the gun will be there, and the trigger will always be protected.

[jeffsayers]

I carry with a serpa and I have it tilted forward as far as it will go. When seated, it is pretty much upright so it's easy to get to. The seatbelt can get somewhat in the way, but a quick shift of balance opens it right up.

[Bronson]

I carry with a serpa and I have it tilted forward as far as it will go. When seated, it is pretty much upright so it's easy to get to. The seatbelt can get somewhat in the way, but a quick shift of balance opens it right up.

Same for me.

Bronson

[kyleplusitunes]

when my gun is in my car, does it have to be holstered?  or can i just sit my gun on my dashboard unholstered?

[stainless1911]

If you have a CPL, you can have your gun any way you want it. On you, or otherwise. I recommend keeping it where you can get to it during a chase or crash.

[SpringerXDacp]

when my gun is in my car, does it have to be holstered?  or can i just sit my gun on my dashboard unholstered?

What Stainless said.  Folks with a CPL can duct tape it to their forehead and it's legal.

As for the dashboard carry thing, the consensus is that dashboard carry will most likely get you in some heated situations.  e.g. MWAG calls.

[sasha601]

I carry my gun in a specialty holster made by Garrity Gunleather: http://garritysgunleather.com/C&D-Rear.jpg

The loop goes around seatbelt (horizontal part of seatbelt that lays on top of legs). So, gun is riding on your legs securely in the holster and ready for rapid presentation. Before exiting car, I remove gun and place it under small blanket on the passenger seat. Holster remains attached on the seatbelt. I found this very convenient. Garrity Gunleather is one of the finest holster makers and he has crazy wait times. But, look around. Some holster makers have similar specialty holsters. This is basically the same design as crossdraw holster. However, you need the loop that opens up with button in order to put it around seatbelt. 

[EM87]

when my gun is in my car, does it have to be holstered?  or can i just sit my gun on my dashboard unholstered?

What Stainless said.  Folks with a CPL can duct tape it to their forehead and it's legal.

Wait.... wouldn't that be brandishing? 

Just playin'

[BailEnforcer]

I keep mine right under my left shoulder in a FOBUS roto holster.  Got a good price on the FOBUS set; a roto holster that can be carried in a thigh; or shoulder rig as well as on the hip all interchangable wit the turn of a screw.  The windows of my Caddi are tinted so I'm not worried about madam gun grabber seeing it as I driver past and calling the police on my car!   

FOBUS also makes a unit designed to be placed any where; on a bed frame, under a desk and Im sure it would work in a vehicle too. 

[stainless1911]

Thats one reason I like the tint on my Z. Keeps the    out.

I would like to see an exemption for tinted windows in the law for CPL holders. They claim officer safety in the argument against tint, and we are least likely of any group to harm an officer.

[SpringerXDacp]

Thats one reason I like the tint on my Z. Keeps the    out.

I would like to see an exemption for tinted windows in the law for CPL holders. They claim officer safety in the argument against tint, and we are least likely of any group to harm an officer.

I would think the elimination of restricted (CPL) car carry and the CPZ's are exponentally more important then window tint restrictions. 

[stainless1911]

Absolutely!!! that goes without saying, but it would be nice to get it in as an attatchment on a bill.

[HVYMTLMEC]

I keep one on my hip and another in the glove box.

[Beerme]

Stainless
I love the redneck engineering at work
keep us lookin good buddy

[ISMOID]

I carry with a serpa and I have it tilted forward as far as it will go. When seated, it is pretty much upright so it's easy to get to. The seatbelt can get somewhat in the way, but a quick shift of balance opens it right up.

+1

[northofnowhere]

Im pretty lazy.  I just glove box one.  I do at least set my keys up on a quick release with my glove box key ready to come off without messing with the ignition or turning off the car.

[StingMP9]

I keep mine right under my left shoulder in a FOBUS roto holster.  Got a good price on the FOBUS set; a roto holster that can be carried in a thigh; or shoulder rig as well as on the hip all interchangable wit the turn of a screw.  The windows of my Caddi are tinted so I'm not worried about madam gun grabber seeing it as I driver past and calling the police on my car!   

FOBUS also makes a unit designed to be placed any where; on a bed frame, under a desk and Im sure it would work in a vehicle too. 

What type of retention does the FOBUS offer? I'm browsing them at Opticsplanet.com and they look passive to me.

[autosurgeon]

Most of them are passive although they do have a level 2 line for the Glock.

[emt805]

When not carrying I carry in the center fold down console in the back rest of the center seat. I was pulled over in taylor tonight as the lights turned on behind me I pulled into a shopping center as the leo walks up to the car it is in park with the dome light on, window down and my hands on the wheel with the seatbelt on, as he gets about two feet from the window he asks "where is your gun?" before I could say either I have a cpl and I have a fire arm in the center console. I inform him of it's location he asks for license cpl insurance and registration. I tell him that my license and cpl is in my wallet that I would have to reach near the center console to pull out those items, he tells me he does not have a problem with cpl holders as long as the gun stays put I inform in that I have to reach over the center console to get my insurance and registration out of the glove box once again he asks where the gun is located at and tells me to get the items from the glove box. at that point he informs me that I was stopped for doing 11 over the posted speed limit, I knew I was doing at least 5 over the limit being late for work. I ended up getting a $150 ticket for impeding traffic and not for speeding. As I pulled out a state trooper passed by, (possibly to assist? )

that is the first time I have been stopped since getting my cpl, I was suprised at how fast after stopping me he knew I had a cpl, he was not folling me he was sitting then pulled out right behind me and lit me up. I would think he would not of had enough time to call in my plate number and get a response that fast.

[JoeCar]

This is a valuable lesson that everyone can learn. It's costly to get a speeding ticket and the stop still makes you late. I'm guessing... that each locale may have a list of who has a cpl in their jurisdiction of patrol. I know that in March of this year, I was crossing into Canada at the Port Huron site, and the border officer on the Canadian side, after running my driver's license asked me, "Are you carrying a firearm into Canada?" This made me think that we are all registered through our driver's license. Cpl is not on the license, but the info must be attached in the lein (law enforcement information network) system.

[autosurgeon]

Joe when they run your name that's when they find out you have a CPL. If they run your plate and you are the registered owner they will know that the registered owner has a CPL.

[lil_freak_66]

me being without a cpl,they stay encased and in the back.

on private property where i legally can,i keep a velcro on gun rack attached to the back of the front seats,making them obtainable from the passenger area. ,and i have a single gun holder that is a bolt on,but i havent figured out where i want it yet,i was thinking between the B pillar and drivers seat(thats for long arms)

handguns,i have a 5 dollar airsoft holster i have attached to my E brake lever,which sits on the passenger side of the center console between the console and front passenger seat.
again,please keep in mind such things are only used on private property that i have the legal right to do so on.

[TheQ]

I have a Pontiac Solstice.  The middle of the passenger compartment has the drive shaft "hump".  Part of the "hump" is hard plastic.  I have an "industrial strength" velcro patch purchased from JoAnn Fabrics stuck to the plastic portion.  When the IWB holster is velcro'd in, the handle is facing the direction of my reach.

Lord help me if my Springfield XDM ever fires, it'll shoot me in the accelerator foot!

[emt805]

This is a valuable lesson that everyone can learn. It's costly to get a speeding ticket and the stop still makes you late. I'm guessing... that each locale may have a list of who has a cpl in their jurisdiction of patrol.  This made me think that we are all registered through our driver's license. Cpl is not on the license, but the info must be attached in the lein (law enforcement information network) system.

I was stopped on my way to work in taylor I live down in lenawee county he only ran my plate and walked up to the car and said "where's your gun?" Assuming I had one and was the registered owner of the truck at the same time I am guessing. I was going to disclose to him once he was at the window rather than yell that I had a gun in the truck, but he at about 3 ft away is when he asked still approaching the window.

[lil_freak_66]

I have a Pontiac Solstice.  The middle of the passenger compartment has the drive shaft "hump".  Part of the "hump" is hard plastic.  I have an "industrial strength" velcro patch purchased from JoAnn Fabrics stuck to the plastic portion.  When the IWB holster is velcro'd in, the handle is facing the direction of my reach.

Lord help me if my Springfield XDM ever fires, it'll shoot me in the accelerator foot!

i Do like your setup.