Car Handgun Holsters

Hiddentrixx · Sep 30, 2017

I guess you can't say it is illegal in Maryland.. Because as long as the bullets aren't in the magazine your fine in Maryland correct?

Doesn't anyone here have or feel comfortable having a holster attached inside your car like this

zoopal · Sep 30, 2017

Hiddentrixx said:
I guess you can't say it is illegal in Maryland.. Because as long as the bullets aren't in the magazine your fine in Maryland correct?

Doesn't anyone here have or feel comfortable having a holster attached inside your car like this

I don't think this is a good idea, if you have CCW, carry inside or outside your waistband. If you don't, leave it in the trunk. When you leave your gun in plain view like that, no matter you loaded or unloaded it, only you know it, but when you get pull over for any traffic violation Cops don't know whether loaded or not. You put yourself in a harm way.

jimbobborg · Sep 30, 2017

I'd end up kicking it out with the way I drive.

adit · Sep 30, 2017

Being a lefty, I like it. It would be harder to defend the drivers side if you couldn't draw from the right.

hit3961 · Sep 30, 2017

adit said:
Being a lefty, I like it. It would be harder to defend the drivers side if you couldn't draw from the right.

!! Base ball cap covers it

hit3961 · Sep 30, 2017

zoopal said:
I don't think this is a good idea, if you have CCW, carry inside or outside your waistband. If you don't, leave it in the trunk. When you leave your gun in plain view like that, no matter you loaded or unloaded it, only you know it, but when you get pull over for any traffic violation Cops don't know whether loaded or not. You put yourself in a harm way.

Ever tried to draw with your seat belt on?

AssMan · Dec 4, 2017

hit3961 said:
!! Base ball cap covers it��

Did you make this or buy this?

ETA: Never mind, found one!

https://www.amazon.com/Cup-Holster-Holder-Glock-Toyota/dp/B00OX9TEWE

Tracker · Dec 4, 2017

That's a very clean look. I have to agree with ZOOPAL though. As jumpy as the police seem these days I'd be afraid it would scare them to the point that they would overact. But it does look good!

alucard0822 · Dec 4, 2017

I've seen people use them as a secondary holster, where they place their CCW in it as they get into the car, and return it to their belt holster when they get to where they are going. IMO transferring a pistol between holsters in uneccesary, there are techniques to draw when seated, it's safer, and less conspicuous if you end up parking in a busy parking lot. Obviously leaving an unsecured firearm visible in a car is all but guaranteed to get it stolen.

Mini14Tom · Dec 4, 2017

If the OP was asking the question as a CCW permit holder in MD, it looks to be a practical solution which may work in being more comfortable with better access while driving.

For the rest of us, IMO, this is illegal transport of a regulated handgun, loaded or unloaded.

hogarth · Dec 4, 2017

Your car is not a holster. If you're going to carry a gun, keep it on you.

Blaster229 · Dec 4, 2017

Put or lay it anywhere in your car you like. Secure the crap in your back seat so it doesn't bang you on the grape if you come to a sudden stop.
I tuck mine under my thigh in a soft holster.
Driving through the city, it's on my lap.

Blacksmith101 · Dec 8, 2017

If a gun is visible then you might have a gun in the hands of a nervous police officer pointed at you if you are stopped. And I don't blame the officer for caution, you might think it is for speeding but it may be because you match the description of a BOLO shooter.

Blaster229 · Dec 8, 2017

Blacksmith101 said:
If a gun is visible then you probably will have a gun in the hands of a nervous police officer pointed at you if you are stopped. And I don't blame the officer for caution, you might think it is for speeding but it may be because you match the description of a BOLO shooter.

In my years of working the street, I have never "went crazy" when seeing a gun on the seat of a vehicle.

In my years getting pulled over while having a pistol in my seat, cops or Troopers have never gone crazy drawing down on me during a stop.

So there's that. I am sure most, if not all cops on the forum would say the same.

Blacksmith101 · Dec 8, 2017

Blaster229 said:
In my years of working the street, I have never "went crazy" when seeing a gun on the seat of a vehicle.

In my years getting pulled over while having a pistol in my seat, cops or Troopers have never gone crazy drawing down on me during a stop.

So there's that. I am sure most, if not all cops on the forum would say the same.

Edited.

Blaster229 · Dec 8, 2017

Blacksmith101 said:
Edited.

So"edited" now is the new cop bashing instead of bashing. Why type edited when you can just not make a post?

GolfR · Dec 8, 2017

Mini14Tom said:
If the OP was asking the question as a CCW permit holder in MD, it looks to be a practical solution which may work in being more comfortable with better access while driving.

For the rest of us, IMO, this is illegal transport of a regulated handgun, loaded or unloaded.

I believe that one could make an argument that this is transporting the handgun in an enclosed holster which would make it legal assuming it is unloaded. The problem for non handgun licensees would be if you weren't driving to/from a range, shop, or collectors showing (if a certified collector) it is not legal to have a handgun in your car in any way.

Mark75H · Dec 8, 2017

GolfR said:
I believe that one could make an argument that this is transporting the handgun in an enclosed holster which would make it legal assuming it is unloaded. The problem for non handgun licensees would be if you weren't driving to/from a range, shop, or collectors showing (if a certified collector) it is not legal to have a handgun in your car in any way.

Um, no. Go straight to jail, do not collect $200.

GolfR · Dec 8, 2017

Mark75H said:
Um, no. Go straight to jail, do not collect $200.

Here is the excerpt from the law:

"if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster"

Yet again, MD law doesn't define what an enclosed holster is, but these installations are certainly in a holster. I wouldn't want to be the test case for this but by the wording a case could be made.

The whole idea is pointless anyway if you can't have it loaded or at least easy access to a mag.

Mark75H · Dec 8, 2017

GolfR said:
Here is the excerpt from the law:

"if each handgun is unloaded and carried in an enclosed case or an enclosed holster"

Yet again, MD law doesn't define what an enclosed holster is, but these installations are certainly in a holster. I wouldn't want to be the test case for this but by the wording a case could be made.

The whole idea is pointless anyway if you can't have it loaded or at least easy access to a mag.

Making it hard to access is the main part of MD's handgun transport regulations. There's more to it than just in an approved holster. You are getting ready to get arrested and loose your guns if you don't understand that part.

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