How do you secure your firearm?

[rm_fritz]

in my jeep i had to devise a system since it's soft topped and i never lock the doors. also has no lock on the glovebox. and on top of that i'm cheap. so i bolted an ammo can the the floor behind the passenger seat, and with a cut in the lid latch i can use a high security padlock to lock it up. once the seat is slid all the way back it can hardly be seen, and with all the other crap in my jeep you wouldn't think it was anything anyway.

[bomber]

I'm glad I found this thread. I am gonna get one of those Secure-it boxes. I do like the ammo can idea, but I lack the tools to bolt one to my floor in my car.

[XD-40]

Originally Posted by Dale Rideout

Never thought about dissembling my gun before like your talking about kravjeff, sounds like a good idea. But, wouldn't you want to take the part that has the serial number on it with you. It might be more cumbersome to carry, but if the barrel and slide where stolen, you could at least rebuild your pistol from readily available parts... And the bad guys couldn't!

Digging up an old thread....

The problem I see with taking the frame with you is that the frame, I believe, is what is considered the firearm on a handgun, similar to how the lower receiver is considered the firearm on an AR-15. So, if you're going in somewhere that you can't legally carry, such as a public K-12 school, then technically you're violating the law and carrying a firearm where you are not legally allowed. Now, you don't have a functioning firearm, but you're still carrying a firearm.

Thoughts?