TN bill would create penalty for leaving unlocked guns in cars

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More guns were stolen from cars in Nashville last year than any other year on record, with over 3,600 firearms reported missing by December.

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Now, a proposed law would make it a misdemeanor for gun owners to improperly store firearms or ammunition in a car or boat. The law would not apply if the gun was kept from “ordinary observation” and locked in a trunk, glove box or locked container attached to the car or boat.

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I bought a lockbox several years ago in case I had to travel through a gun-hostile state or for one of those few cases I had to leave my gun in my truck for whatever reason.

I've loaned the damned thing out more than I used it. Seriously, I use it so rarely I couldn't even tell you which vehicle it's in at the moment.