Holiday travel puts more guns in more cars, and more cars in unfamiliar places. Tens of millions of Americans will drive for the year-end holidays, and for gun owners that means a firearm riding along through states with different transport laws, unfamiliar hotel parking lots, and unfamiliar risks.

The theft numbers give the trip real stakes. Everytown for Gun Safety, analyzing FBI incident data across 337 U.S. cities, found that thefts from vehicles are the largest source of stolen guns. A June 2025 analysis from the Council on Criminal Justice, drawing on FBI data from more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies, confirmed the trend is not slowing.

"Holiday road trips create the exact conditions thieves count on," said Skyler Baird, founder of BoostedSafe. "Unfamiliar parking, cars packed visibly full, routines broken. A firearm left in a glove box or center console is an invitation to whoever breaks the window."

The Interstate Problem

The legal landscape changes at every state line. Transport and storage requirements differ from state to state, and in some cases from city to city. A storage method that is compliant at home can become a violation two states away. BoostedSafe's October guide walks through TSA rules for flying with a firearm, state-by-state transport basics for driving, and how to plan storage before the trip starts.

What Secure Travel Storage Looks Like

BoostedSafe designs around three principles, and the company argues that most vehicle storage products only deliver on one or two of them.

Concealment. The BoostedSafe Elite ships with a quilted cover that reads as an ordinary child booster seat, so the safe does not invite a second look through the window.

Anchoring. Portable lockboxes commonly secure with a cable looped around a seat frame. The Elite anchors to the vehicle's factory lower child-restraint connectors, the same crash-rated hardware that holds a car seat, with an included steel security cable as backup.

A real lock. The Elite opens three ways: a biometric fingerprint reader storing up to 50 prints, a front-mounted digital keypad, and a backup key. Four AA batteries power the unit, with a USB-C jump port for backup access if the batteries run down.

Flying Versus Driving

Travelers who fly face a separate regime: unloaded firearms in locked hard-sided containers, declared at check-in, under TSA rules that do not vary by airline mood. You can check your unloaded firearm in the BoostedSafe. Check in with your local TSA well prior to flying for their guidance. Drivers face the harder problem, because the rules change with every border crossed and the firearm stays within reach the entire trip. The company's position is simple: the storage should be as serious on day six of a road trip as it was on day one.

Availability

The BoostedSafe Elite is available now, direct from the company, with a 30-day return window and a lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects. The company's holiday travel storage guide is live on the BoostedSafe blog.

The Elite is designed to make a theft slower, louder, and less rewarding than the alternative, while keeping a firearm out of a child's reach in the back seat.

About BoostedSafe

BoostedSafe is a Utah-based company that designs anchored vehicle safes for drivers who carry firearms, laptops, cameras, and other valuables. Its safes anchor to factory child-restraint hardware, conceal as ordinary car-seat accessories, and open by fingerprint, keypad, or key. The company reports more than 500 verified customer reviews at a 4.9 out of 5 average.

Contact Information:

BoostedSafe

Direct-to-Consumer / Online
Online / Direct-to-Consumer, Nationwide N/A
United States

Skyler Baird
+1-202-266-7833
https://boostedsafe.com