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Real-World Testing Reveals Critical Safety Issues with Car Holsters
Are car holsters viable for staging a handgun in a vehicle? Are some better than others? A team recently put many of these products to the test and the results might surprise you.
They’re Coming for Your Car: The Alarming Rise in Gun Thefts from Vehicles
Gun thefts from vehicles are up 31% while home thefts drop. Learn why gun-free zones contribute to the problem and how responsible owners can secure firearms in cars without legal mandates.
A Tale of Two Driveway Shootings
Two similar “driveway shootings” show starkly different outcomes—one homeowner shoots a suspect, another is wounded—highlighting the risks of confronting criminals.
Stop Using Your Car as a Holster: 6 reasons
I have seen more and more online ads promoting gun-retention “holster” products designed to mount directly to the dashboard of a car. I think these car holster products are dangerous,…
S2E10: Your Car is NOT a Holster…or a Safe
Today, Riley Bowman and Matthew Maruster discuss problems associated with using car holsters and/or storage solutions–safety issues, theft issues, circumstances involving children, and also potential problems with law enforcement interactions. Tune in!
Two Places I Carry My Gun that Gets Me Strange Looks
Okay, let me say it early on, I don’t walk into a place and say that I’m carrying a gun. That would defeat the purpose of concealed carry and retaining…
The Hidden Dangers of Removing Your Gun in the Car
If you’ve been reading our articles or listening to the podcast for any period of time now, you’ve likely heard at least one of us say that car holsters (and…
Vehicle Firearm Storage and Secure Transportation
You need a good way to secure the firearm in the vehicle simply because you will go places where you can either NOT have your firearm with you or you will be required to transport it in a secure way. Examples include…
Can You Shoot a Carjacker?
You likely hear stories very often of citizens, under life-threatening circumstances, putting their lives on the line to defend themselves or others from criminals who mean them harm. But are there times when defending yourself may cause more harm than good?
521 Guns Stolen This Year, In One City
One of our goals as gun owners has to be safety. Pushing the envelope further than that, we need to make sure that any firearms we have are in our…
Is Your Car Really an Extension of Your Home?
Now, while it is true that in some states you can carry openly or concealed in your car, as well as your home, there is no law anywhere in the country that specifically states that anything you can do in your
Episode 16: Gunfighting From Within Your Vehicle
We have talked in Episode 15 about using the car for cover or concealment but today we go into depth about the various considerations in accessing, storing, and fighting from within the vehicle.
The Gun in the Glove Box
You know you need a place to lock up the gun in the car sometimes but is the glove compartment or console the best place? Where should you lock up the gun in the truck or vehicle and why the glove box.
