{"id":95472,"date":"2023-08-27T04:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95472"},"modified":"2023-08-27T04:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:49:05","slug":"95472","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95472","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

This is correct, but what doesn’t help is when the fumble butter-fingered idjits of FedEx drop the car rifle safe – that took 7 weeks<\/em><\/strong> to make and deliver as apparently they construct each order from scratch – off the back of the truck and bend a flange so much the safe is now useless and everyone involved is slow walking taking care of the problem.<\/p>\n

Pro Tip: Your Car is NOT a Gun Safe<\/a><\/p>\n

A little reminder courtesy of the Columbus, Ohio Police Department . . .<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are absolutely alarmed by the number of guns that are taken from cars that are parked and unoccupied,\u201d said Sergeant James Fuqua of the Columbus Division of Police.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you leave your gun in a car whether it\u2019s locked or not and your car is broken into, you have contributed to the possibility of a criminal going out to commit a heinous act against someone else in the City of Columbus,\u201d Fuqua said.<\/em><\/p>\n

The lesson here: don\u2019t make thieves\u2019 job easier . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Buckeye Firearms, a pro-gun\u00a0lobby said, \u201cCriminals don\u2019t try to break into every car. They profile vehicles just like they profile potential victims on the street. They\u2019re looking for an obvious and easy target. NRA decals on the window or gun-related bumper stickers are a clue that guns may be in the vehicle. Firearm accessories or hunting\u00a0gear<\/a>\u00a0visible through the windows are also a tipoff. Where you park also matters. Don\u2019t park on the street if you can, park in a garage or a secure lot. If you must park outside, park in a well-lit area. If you\u2019re parking overnight, take all your valuables with you,\u201d said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms.\u00a0Let me break it down for you: your car is not a gun\u00a0safe. And as the holiday season ramps up, cases of car windows being smashed and valuables being stolen are just going to keep rising. It\u2019s easy to to break a window in your car, truck or SUV and take whatever a thief wants. And if you\u2019ve left your gun\u00a0in there, congratulations, you just armed a criminal.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah, you\u2019re also out a chunk of money for the gun\u00a0itself, but personally I\u2019d be more concerned about the firearm that\u2019s now in the hands of someone who thinks crime is the way to fund their lifestyle.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in a situation where leaving your handgun in your vehicle is the only option, get a real safe.\u00a0Hornady\u2019s RAPiD Vehicle Safe<\/a>\u00a0is a legit option (I own a couple myself). The RAPiD has a 14-gauge steel housing, internal hardened locking lugs, and a steel cable that can be attached to a seat frame. It can be opened using a four-to-six digit programmable security code, one of the RFID wristbands or key fobs it ships with, or one of a pair of barrel keys. Power comes from either four AAA batteries or a 12-volt car adapter.<\/p>\n

Is this the perfect solution? No. There is no perfect solution, but it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019re going to run into a criminal doing a smash-and-grab while also carrying heavy-duty bolt cutters or some other tool that will give them access to the safe (assuming it\u2019s properly installed).<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean you should leave a handgun in a gun\u00a0safe in your car 24\/7, either. The best place for your gun\u00a0is in on your hip in a proper holster on your gun\u00a0belt\u2026so carry your gun. When it\u2019s not being carried or when you have to go into a non-permissive area, store it securely.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re at home, that\u2019s going to be in your gun\u00a0safe, not parked in your driveway in your car. Your car\u2019s gun\u00a0safe won\u2019t do you much good if the entire car is stolen, will it?<\/p>\n

Thus ends this friendly Your Car is Not a Gun\u00a0Safe PSA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is correct, but what doesn’t help is when the fumble butter-fingered idjits of FedEx drop the car rifle safe – that took 7 weeks to make and deliver as apparently they construct each order from scratch – off the back of the truck and bend a flange so much the safe is now useless … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gun-schtuff","category-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95472"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95474,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95472\/revisions\/95474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}