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New Mexico | For those of you that carry a firearm, where do you store it on the bike?
Any special areas you found that provide handy access, and yet out of sight and out of the weather?
Mods you've done to keep them hidden but accessible?
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Puddle Jumper
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Coopersburg, PA | Boots - 2011-02-25 6:53 PM
For those of you that carry a firearm, where do you store it on the bike?
Any special areas you found that provide handy access, and yet out of sight and out of the weather?
Mods you've done to keep them hidden but accessible?
in my iwb holster. all the time.
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| Hidden in shoulder holster(vest or jacket)......small enough to fit in pocket... Otherwise I lock it in the trunk. I have also seen the Napolean Shirt. |
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Green Bay, WI United States | Just remember you asked :-). I am assuming you mean for self defense? As far as I am concerned the only place to "carry" a defense firearm is on your person, locked and loaded, not on or in the bike. This is not legal if the firearm is concealed here in WI. Two thought's come to mind here: It's better to have the loaded firearm and not need it than to need it and not have it. As far as carrying a loaded firearm concealed - better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. If I felt a threat that big that I need to resort to pulling out a firearm, the first thing I would do is roll the throttle on hard and find an escape route to get away from the threat. As Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch fame teaches, drive or shoot, not both. Ball bearings around .375" diameter can be a real persuader if a few are dropped on the road in front of the threat. I have watched those movies where the big bike chase is on and the riders are shooting in every possible position, this is only in the movies unless your a product of SOCOM and were specifically trained for some incident that involved shooting from a motorcycle.
Ride hard, ride fast, but above all - ride safe and free........ |
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | On you - cocked and locked! If i have to take it off, it goes in the trunk. |
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New Mexico | I was concerned in the event of an accident the firearm might accidentally discharge if it was on my person. Or impale me.
I was thinking there must be a safe, easy, concealed place to store it while riding, where you could quickly access if needed (not with bike in motion).
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New Bohemia, Va | Thinking too deep...always on your person, where it is legal. Otherwise it must be carried in the manner prescribed by the state, but never to canada, or New York, so I understand. |
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dinwiddie, va | +1 I always have mine on me. Only time I take it off is in the truck. |
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Green Bay, WI United States | On a side note I always have a toothpick in my mouth when riding (and 99% of the off time). I figure if I go down it will end up impaling me in some way, shape or form. It's simple: I don't plan on taking a toothpick to a knife or gun fight. If your going to carry, you take a chance on having the firearm doing damage. We take a far greater chance by just riding a bike. Your cell phone and anything you carry is going to jack you up if you go down (the ball bearings). My thought's are still to get the hell away from the threat. You have no idea how it feels to shoot and injure a perp. Not that this has happened to me but I did "clear" my apartment years ago and almost shot someone because they entered my apartment without permission. So as I always say:
Ride hard, ride fast, but above all - ride safe and free...... |
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Cabot Arkansas | I carry mine in either an ankle or shoulder holster.The places where guns are not allowed  If I must enter I lock the gun in the trunk. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| Always have one. Ankle, shoulder holster or hip. ALWAYS have it. Don't think I'll ever use it while on a motorcycle trip, but I couldn't live with myself if I needed it and didn't have it. |
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London, KY | I ALWAYS have mine in a fannypack on me at ALL times. There are many CC fannypacks out there depending on what your carry piece....wheel gun or automatic...your choice. I also keep my cell, checkbook. wallet...etc in the same fannypack...that way I always know where they are. As most have recommended....make sure you have your permit with you and know the CCDW laws of any stae you may ride thru. |
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Moravia, IA | Boots - 2011-02-25 8:44 PM
I was concerned in the event of an accident the firearm might accidentally discharge if it was on my person. Or impale me.
I was thinking there must be a safe, easy, concealed place to store it while riding, where you could quickly access if needed (not with bike in motion).
If securely inside a holster (that covers the trigger)....and its properly maintained......the gun will not go off in the event of an accident.
Its highly likely it MAY injure you if you go down. Perhaps you end up landing on it and doing soft tissue damage. In that regard its like anything else that you strap to your person.....its not going to give much....your body will likely do the giving. For that reason I will not carry small of back....dont want to risk the injury. I carry strong side....belt slide....outside the waist band.
Me and a friend carry 100% of the time we are allowed to by law (had to toss that disclaimer in there). I carry riding dirt bikes, ATVs, motorcycles.....etc. Ive been wadded up under a dirt bike or ATV more than a few times.....and even went down on a street bike - all armed. Never had a problem.
Firearms carried ranged from a cocked and locked Kimber 1911......several Glock......Smith and Wesson M&P.......Ruger SR9C......Browning HiPower.......and a Sig Sauer P238.
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Cottage Grove, Mn | I carry OWB, round in the chamber in a Black Widow holster. If I need it I want it now I don?t want to have to dig for it. I carry at all times where legal and in compliance with that states laws. When I can?t carry I store it in the trunk it the area designated for the CD player in accordance with that states law. Some states do not allow you to simply store the gun in the trunk but have rather strict laws on how it is stored. Also remember the law for transporting a gun on an interstate freeway may vary greatly with the law for transporting on a state road.
I also visit every state web site for states I plan on traveling in and print out their gun laws and carry them with me. I discovered the hard way that not all LEO?s know the gun laws in there own state.
Here is a link to great source for information is they also have links to all state web sites.
http://handgunlaw.us/ |
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seattle, wa | "Me and a friend carry 100% of the time we are allowed to by law (had to toss that disclaimer in there). "
While I don't know much about guns or the law, I will say this, the law doesn't "allow" you to carry a weapon, it protects that right.
You are born with the right to carry.
Am I mistaken? |
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Republic of Tejas | CHL??? What's that???? If I were the kind of person who had one of those I would porbably carry an M&P 9mm in a Galco Miami shoulder rig with two extra capacity mags plus an LCP in a front jeans pocket in a De Santis Nemesis pocket holster. But thats IF I were the kind of person who had a CHL.
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Moravia, IA | Blackjack - 2011-02-27 6:34 AM
I carry OWB, round in the chamber in a Black Widow holster. If I need it I want it now I don?t want to have to dig for it. I carry at all times where legal and in compliance with that states laws. When I can?t carry I store it in the trunk it the area designated for the CD player in accordance with that states law. Some states do not allow you to simply store the gun in the trunk but have rather strict laws on how it is stored. Also remember the law for transporting a gun on an interstate freeway may vary greatly with the law for transporting on a state road.
I also visit every state web site for states I plan on traveling in and print out their gun laws and carry them with me. I discovered the hard way that not all LEO?s know the gun laws in there own state.
Here is a link to great source for information is they also have links to all state web sites.
http://handgunlaw.us/
I took a class from these guys.....good people. They have a pocket guide to firearms laws for all 50 states.....and an Iphone app. They are currently working on an Android app, till then I carry the book with me when I travel - its a great reference.
http://www.utahlegalheat.com/?p=stateguidetofirearmlaws
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Cleveland, GA | Keltec .380 in jacket pocket; second one at small of back inside waistband with attached clip on pistol (like on a pocketknife); S&W 9 mm in shoulder holster inside jacket. Any combination of the above or all three. |
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St. Louis, MO United States | Ruger LCP .380 Pocket Holster Soon to be Ruger LC9 |
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Salt Lake City | Very good thoughts here. Just a word of advice: this is a place where where your personal info, such as what/where you carry is available to everyone, for any purpose. I am worried less about the bad guy reading this(since there are only good guys here!) than I am about Big Brother, or, a lawyer. Just sayin'.....
But I have heard that a Kahr P40 carries very nicely in a rear pocket(wallet) holster, and tends to stay protected. They also say that it feels similar to a large wallet. I might have to check into it..... |
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New Bohemia, Va | you're right wilson dude, it seems okay that you can tell the world that you carry, but when I think about, I would rather others wouldn't know as they might get high ideas. I know there are plenty that would disagree, but I love a mystery. Does he or doesn't he, anyone want to find out????? |
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Archie Bunker said it best: "If everyone had a gun, then everbody'd be polite." |
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Moravia, IA | Most of the time I ride my motorcycle I open carry anyways.....so everyone knows what Im carrying. I find it really difficult to get to a firearm concealed with a heavy motorcycle jacket on......so when I do want to concealed carry I usually toss a small gun in the pocket. |
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not far from hustler wisconsin | iwb holster here too. it dosent interfere with the seat, and it dosent do you any good lock in the bike.... |
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | Check out www.CrossBreedHolsters.com for the absolute best IWB holster.
Edited by ScoreBo 2011-03-01 7:41 PM
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