Having a weapon in your vehicle, legal or not, is a huge responsability. Before you reach for that gun you had better be sure your life is in danger. Your life, not your cars life. Pulling out any kind of weapon, be it a bat or a knife or a gun, means you had better be ready to use it. Never get out of your vehicle and take every opportunity to get out of the situation. The scary thing is, you don't know who is armed. People who have nothing to lose and are already on the edge are the one's that are going to shoot first.