Leave gun in car?

[jachrist]

I was just wondering if it is legal to leave a gun in the car?

I hate to go anywhere without a carry piece. however, as a student, I am "forbidden" to do so on school property.

My question is whether or not I would be in legal trouble if I simply left the gun in the car while in class, etc.???

What about the same situation at church? I feel kinda funny carrying in there, but don't know if it is ok to leave the gun in the car?

Thanks for the input.

[gnbrotz]

Yes. Absolutely legal.

[gf45acp]

First, IANAL.
Yes, you can leave the gun in the car. I would, however, go as far as to say that it is not a good thing to do, as the gun can be stolen from the car, then your gun is in a criminal's hands.
For me, I would NOT do this.

[Statkowski]

If you're going to leave a firearm in a car, get a gun safe designed for use in a car.

As for church, why wouldn't you want to carry there? Bad things happen in churches:

12/12/2008, New HopeMissionaryBaptistChurch, Portland, Oregon – 1 wounded
11/23/2008, St. ThomasSyrianOrthodoxKnanayaChurch, Clifton, New Jersey – 3 wounded
7/27/2008, TennesseeValleyUnitarianUniversalistChurch, Knoxville, Tennessee – 1 dead, 8 wounded
6/26/2008, TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch, Clearfield, Pennsylvania – 1 wounded
6/23/2008, Pentecostal Assembly of God Church, Arecibo, Puerto Rico - 2 wounded
5/26/2008, St. Mary Coptic Church, Elkton, Maryland – 1 dead
5/17/2008, St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles, California – 3 wounded
3/20/2008, Assembly of the Saints Church, Suitland, Maryland – 2 wounded
12/10/2007, New Life Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado - 2 dead, 4 wounded
8/13/2007, First Congregational Church, Neosho, Missouri - 3 dead, 5 wounded
2/26/2006, ZionHopeMissionaryBaptistChurch, Detroit, Michigan – 2 dead, 1 wounded
9/16/1999, WedgewoodBaptistChurch, Fort Worth, Texas – 7 dead

[GunLawyer001]

Go here:

http://forum.pafoa.org/question-answ...-your-gun.html

[38SnubFan]

Is it legal? Yes.

Is it wise? Probably not.

in the case where I have no choice, I lock my ammo in my glove box, and my gun in a locked case, which is then locked in my trunk in a lockable compartment. (Nice feature I found on my wife's 1992 Taurus S/W).

I'm going to be picking up a pistol safe for the car I'm planning on buying soon (2002 Dodge Neon). Unfortunately, the glove box isn't lockable though, so I might end up buying a second drawer-type lockbox I can secure under the front seat.

Just a suggestion for you.

Stay safe,
38SnubFan

[jachrist]

If you're going to leave a firearm in a car, get a gun safe designed for use in a car.

As for church, why wouldn't you want to carry there? Bad things happen in churches:

12/12/2008, New HopeMissionaryBaptistChurch, Portland, Oregon – 1 wounded
11/23/2008, St. ThomasSyrianOrthodoxKnanayaChurch, Clifton, New Jersey – 3 wounded
7/27/2008, TennesseeValleyUnitarianUniversalistChurch, Knoxville, Tennessee – 1 dead, 8 wounded
6/26/2008, TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch, Clearfield, Pennsylvania – 1 wounded
6/23/2008, Pentecostal Assembly of God Church, Arecibo, Puerto Rico - 2 wounded
5/26/2008, St. Mary Coptic Church, Elkton, Maryland – 1 dead
5/17/2008, St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles, California – 3 wounded
3/20/2008, Assembly of the Saints Church, Suitland, Maryland – 2 wounded
12/10/2007, New Life Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado - 2 dead, 4 wounded
8/13/2007, First Congregational Church, Neosho, Missouri - 3 dead, 5 wounded
2/26/2006, ZionHopeMissionaryBaptistChurch, Detroit, Michigan – 2 dead, 1 wounded
9/16/1999, WedgewoodBaptistChurch, Fort Worth, Texas – 7 dead

I knew that was coming...
Yes, I know that bad things happen in church, and we have a security group... It just feels weird to me. and I usually where a suit and get too hot halfway through and want to take it off. kinda hard to hide a 1911 champ in slacks and a dress shirt

[jachrist]

i did forget to mention that... it would be locked in the glovebox.
i did not know that they made discrete gun safes for cars though. I will have to check it out.

[P-11 shooter]

I generally keep a spare gun in my glove box in case I walk out the door without my usual carry gun.

I haven't looked at the other thread, but I never walk away from my car without making sure all 4 doors are locked and the windows are up.

If a criminal breaks my window and steals my gun I will honestly not loose a wink of sleep over it. If he uses it to kill somebody then I'll sleep like a baby.

If you forcefully break into my property and steal from me then it's all on you.

[Pa. Patriot]

Go here:

http://forum.pafoa.org/question-answ...-your-gun.html

Lol, same thing I was going to post