Handgun in Glove Box

[Uncle Hud]

The leather vest I still own from my cruiser days came with an advertised "gun pocket" on the left belly. Tall and thin pocket, with a zip closure, holds a medium-size 9mm upright.

Of course anything carried there imprints like a neon sign, but maybe that's the point.

 

[NMRoadRunner]

I have a Beretta Tomcat .32 that will fit. KelTec makes a couple crappy guns that will also fit. Good luck fishing them out of there when you need them.
Remember this: It has been shown if a carried gun is not accessible within 5 seconds, it is useless. Making, under the seat, lost in the glove box, or behind you in a saddle bag, options that will make you a guy with a gun, way after he needed it.

That was my thought, not very handy in the glove box. Hell I have a hard time getting my garage door opener out. If you're gonna carry, you need to get to it easily. Mine is either in my tank bag, or my upper left jacket pocket, depends on what I'm doing at the time.

 

[Old Guy]

We seem to have lost sight of the fact that in his follow up post he said he just wants to use it temporarily while he runs into guns-forbidden zones. They sure do make it hard to follow the law stringently.

I and others have mentioned that the Kahr CM9 or PM9 will fit, and they're 9mm. The little Kel-Tecs and the Tomcat and several other .32s and .380s are smaller than the Kahr, but the OP preferred a 9mm or better.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Yup, got some ideas and thank you for that. I've been carrying firearms for over 40 years and have even used one in anger a few times. Carrying a handgun can create issues as well as solve them. You cannot carry a weapon in every place even with a permit. I'm looking for a handgun that can be stored in the glove box for brief periods while I'm in the bank, DMV etc. Appreciate all the input.

 

[Fred W]

The important takeaway is that the plastic glove box is not a very secure location. You can open it just by yanking on the lid without having the solenoid powered (no key). So if any miscreants see you stash your piece in the glove box and walk into a building, it could be theirs with very little time or effort.

A better choice may be going under the seat with it. It would take a lot more effort to rip the seat off and would more likely draw the low life some unwanted attention.

 

[Bounce]

We seem to have lost sight of the fact that in his follow up post he said he just wants to use it temporarily while he runs into guns-forbidden zones. They sure do make it hard to follow the law stringently.

Even more reason to avoid the glove box. As noted it's not secure to anyone that doesn't care about the plastic cover.

 

[Old Guy]

I do agree. Guns are very desirable items, and I'd worry that someone would see it go in and it wouldn't be there when I got back.

 

[ionbeam]

How could Yamaha have overlooked designing in a gun vault and an ammo locker? Hey, here is a golden business opportunity to add yet another aftermarket accessory whose need was unbelievably ignored by marketing. Yup, it's Friday.

 

[Fred W]

It is a very common addition to those with soft top Jeeps to replace the plastic center console or glove box with a heavy gauge steel version equipped with a decent lock. I have no idea what people are putting in those lock boxes...

Weight might be a bit of a problem in the FJR application.

 

[Old Guy]

It is a very common addition to those with soft top Jeeps to replace the plastic center console or glove box with a heavy gauge steel version equipped with a decent lock. I have no idea what people are putting in those lock boxes...

Weight might be a bit of a problem in the FJR application.

I never really wanted floorboards, but .......

 

[SkySoldier]

I have a Beretta Tomcat .32 that will fit. KelTec makes a couple crappy guns that will also fit. Good luck fishing them out of there when you need them.
Remember this: It has been shown if a carried gun is not accessible within 5 seconds, it is useless. Making, under the seat, lost in the glove box, or behind you in a saddle bag, options that will make you a guy with a gun, way after he needed it.

I couldn't agree more. Unless I'm drinking somewhere I usually have it on me. Then again, if I'm out on the bike, drinking is not a good idea. My agency has a policy on storage of firearms in vehicles also hence why I want to have it on my person. All this to say, my off duty is a 40 Cal. Glock 27. I'm pretty sure that will fit in the small box as long as you don't have an extended mag. I've never tried it.

 

[SkySoldier]

Guns don't "just go off".
Dig for more info before accepting ANY media report on firearms then remain skeptical. As an example, look at a report on something you know about (say motorcycles) and consider their accuracy on that subject. Same with computers, etc. They simply don't know the subject and refuse to vet claims from others.

I love it when someone says "The gun just went off" giving this inanimate object a dangerous mind of its own.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTalnzcO0xk

 

[Old Guy]

A lady I work with said her husband was carrying a Kel-Tec .32 in his pocket, and it just went off shooting him in the leg. I asked her what else was in that pocket, and she said nothing. Later in the day she said she'd talked to her husband and there was a roll of Rolaids in the same pocket.

It reminds of of people who crash their motorcycles and maintain that they did nothing wrong.

 

[Pterodactyl]

When I lived in Fairbanks the former Govenor of Alabama rode the haul road on a HD........... well, he rode some of it right up until the accident. His spokesman announced that the Govenor had heroically laid down his bike to avoid an accident. Kinda like the "We had to destroy the village to save it" quote from Vietnam. In motorcycling it is a quote by the cage driver who says "I didn't see him but he sure was going fast".

 

[HotRodZilla]

Claiming a gun, "Just went off," is like saying your FJR started itself and went to the store without you.

They're machines and don't work without human interaction. I have seen videos of dropped guns going off. Almost every one of those was previously tampered with. So, even if the human interaction is prior to the gun firing, there was human interaction. Interestingly enough, every one of my highspeed guns is a useless paperweight until I pick it up and force it to work.

Shit, that's it...Guns are lazy!!

 

[Old Guy]

When I lived in Fairbanks the former Govenor of Alabama rode the haul road on a HD... well, he rode some of it right up until the accident. His spokesman announced the the Govenor had heroically laid down his bike to avoid an accident. Kinda like the "We had to destroy the village to save it" quote from Vietnam. In motorcycling it is a quote by the cage driver who says "I didn't see him but he sure was going fast".

OK. Now that right there is funny!

 

[Cav47]

It fits but closing the lid was tight. Not that I would ever keep it in there as others have suggested.

Sorry about the poor lighting in the picture.

Has to be a safer, convenient, more secure way out there that someone has already thought through. I understand the point the OP was trying to make about having a place to store it when restrictions will not allow it to be carried in some places. I work at a school, no places are guns more off limits.

 

[RJAMT]

I think my Kahr CM9 would fit without the extended mag, but I keep it in my pocket ready to go.

My Kahr PM9 fits but only if I remove it from the pocket holster and use the flush magazine. The LCP drops right in.

 

[Pterodactyl]

It is comforting to know that all across America people are checking to see if their handguns will fit in the FJR's glove box.

 

[RJAMT]

It is comforting to know that all across America people are checking to see if their handguns will fit in the FJR's glove box.

Don't know how comforting but I do think it's kinda humorous. It had never occurred to me to try until the OP brought it up.