And he’d better do a major rethink about stashing it under the car seat. Ultra bad move.
When I drive, I have a 357 Magnum sitting on my console, covered by a small towel, but very "gettable".
My other one is either 38 snubby or a 9mm that I use as a ball warmer, also very "gettable".
The only thing under my seat is a hatchet, a machete and a rubber hammer in case I need to go medieval and "bash and slash".
I am against violence, except in the case of self defense, in which case, barbarian is my model.