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buketdude wrote:
I am not responsible for someone who breaks into my car and steals my firearm.(I think thats a felony) My doors are locked and my windows/sunroof are closed and I have an alarm...In terms of storage from minors...its a law here in CT...I don't believe its constitutional and its a complete waste...which is why the majority of states don't have this stupid law...but government always knows whats best...
just my opinion...
You seem to be confusing ethics and morality with the law. They aren't the same thing. Your responsibility, and its absolute, is to prevent your gun from getting into the wrong hands. Period.
I'm intentionally vague because there are ways to go about it that don't involve locking, but generally thats the easiest way to do things.
My old subaru has a space where if you unzipped a portion of the passenger side seat cover, you could store a gun. Before I had kids, I would on rare occasions stash a holstered gun in there for a few minutes.
Just look at NC Jones, for $30 he has a positive deterrent if someone breaks into his car. Most likely, they will not even attempt to steal the box.
Its very simple. If someone ends up with your gun, you ****** up. Period. Its your responsibility to be an adult, judge the risks and do the right thing. If that means leaving it at home, then so be it.
I'll give you an example. I recently did consulting work for a fortune 50 company. I was working with the executive protection and the business continuity folks. I was NOT going to carry into their corporate headquarters in NY. I was catching the train in New Haven and usually carry when I'm in New Haven. On those trips I didn't carry. Why? Because the parking garage had a high risk of a break-in and I was not going to leave a gun in my car. The only ethical choices were to carry into NY or to leave the gun home.
Don