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Abraham wrote:Many us (me for one) also use lock boxes especially designed to hold a pistol inside our vehicle (they come in different sizes) cabled to something like seat frames.

Could a thief defeat it?

Sure, but they'd have to have the right tools, time and circumstance. Just like a gun safe in one's home.

About the only time I leave my Glock in my truck is when going to a doctors visit. In days gone by, I didn't have to do that as my doctors clinic had no 30.06 sign and he'd greet me with a smile and ask: You packing?
Ah, those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end...

My fear with using a lock box in my vehicle is how easy would it be to access in a time of need? What kind of gun safe do you guys recommend? I would certainly want one that's quick to get into in the event I need to get to my gun in a hurry. I truly value the opinion and recommendations of you long time CHL/LTC holders. As TAM pointed out, I've only recently joined the forum (November) and I joined just after applying for my LTC so i'm still a rookie.

I'm actually going to start a new topic for suggestions on gun safe's/lock boxes so as not to hijack this thread looking for recommendations on a truck safe.

The Annoyed Man wrote: For me, it's not about the cost of the gun. I could replace most of the pistols I have fairly easily. They're nothing that special. But I hate like heck the idea of arming a thief.

THAT's why I won't leave a gun in a car parked where the gun (or the vehicle with the gun in it) could be stolen.

I never really looked at it from the perspective of arming a thief. However, if you think about it, is anywhere really safe from a thief? I mean, there are home burglaries all the time, unless you have all of your weapons stored in a locked safe; are they safe in your home? It's just as easy to break the glass on your home as it is to break the glass on your vehicle. I guess that's just a risk that i'm willing to take to be sure that no matter where I go I have a weapon with me even while I may not be carrying on my person.

Posted this as a response in your other thread but saw this one later.

I personally conceal carry most of the time (except at work) but I also keep a gun in my truck that stays there. My suggestion for a "truck gun" is one that you wont be overly sad about loosing. What I mean by that is, if someone breaks into your vehicle and stumbles upon that gun, you probably don't want them stealing a high dollar gun or one that would cost a ton to replace. My truck gun is a S&W SD9VE, I've found that it's a very reliable gun and it was extremely cheap so in the event someone breaks into my truck and it gets stolen, I wont be too upset that it's gone and could easily go out and purchase another.