California car gun safe
Certified by California. Disguised as a booster seat.
Less than a dollar a day.
Safes from $464 (about $1.28 a day for a year), or 4 interest-free payments of $116.00. See how it works
or 4 interest-free payments of $116.00
The Golden Gate is on the California DOJ roster of certified firearm safety devices, listed as a lock box from Boosted Safe LLC. The model on the list is the Golden Gate Elite: 12-gauge steel, and it clicks into the child-seat anchors in your back seat. Pistol in, unloaded. Cover down, it’s a booster seat.
Roster of Firearm Safety Devices Certified for Sale
Golden Gate Elite
- Status
- Approved safety device
- Manufacturer
- Boosted Safe LLC.
- Model
- Golden Gate
- Type
- Lock box
California DOJ certified
Is there a California-approved car gun safe?
Yes. The Golden Gate is on the California DOJ roster of certified firearm safety devices, listed as a lock box from Boosted Safe LLC (see the listing). The listed model is the Golden Gate Elite. The Golden Gate Basic has not been tested yet, and the Boosted Safe Elite and Basic are not on the roster.
What California asks: under Penal Code 25140, a handgun left in an unattended car goes in the locked trunk, or in a locked container out of plain view. A glove box doesn’t count. Plain-English summary, not legal advice. More on the law.
The listing covers the Golden Gate Elite only. The Golden Gate Basic has not been tested yet.
The places you can’t carry in California are most of them.
Even with a CCW, the list of places your gun can’t go is long, and it changes. So the gun waits in the car. And in California, the car is where smash-and-grab happens.
- The glove box.California says it isn’t a locked container. Thieves open it first.
- The back of your SUV.Under PC 25140, the cargo area of an SUV, hatchback or wagon isn’t a trunk.
- A lock box on a cable.Bolt cutters take about four seconds, and the box leaves with them.
- Under the seat.The first place anyone looks.
How many car break-ins happen in California?
reported to police in , 2025.
is closer to the real number. Only about 1 in 4 thefts is ever reported.
That’s roughly one every in .
Your car has steel anchors. We lock a safe to them.
You might not know they’re there. Every passenger vehicle sold in the US since the 2003 model year has them, by federal standard FMVSS 225. A child seat clicks into them. So does a Boosted Safe.
- Locked to the car.Two steel latches grab the same bars that hold a child seat in a crash. The release is inside the safe.
- Looks like a booster seat.Nobody breaks a window for a booster seat.
- Opens in a second.Fingerprint first. Keypad and key behind it.
Why it's a Boosted Safe
Steel. Fingerprint. Anchors.
California gun in car law, in plain English
What California says about a handgun left in your car.
This is the short version of Penal Code 25140, the rule for a handgun left in an unattended car. Some city rules from before 2016 still apply too. It’s a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Laws change and cities add their own, so check California’s current law, and your city’s, before you rely on it. PC 25140 · CA DOJ: traveling with firearms
- Lock it up.In the trunk, or in a locked container. A glove box doesn’t count.
- Keep it out of sight.The container goes out of plain view, and that means anything someone can see through the windows, tinted or not.
- An SUV has no trunk.Not under this law. The back of an SUV, hatchback or wagon doesn’t count as one.
- Driving is a different rule.While you drive, a handgun goes unloaded, in the trunk or in a locked container (PC 25610).
Bought by the people who protect presidents.
Orders on file from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, bought through official channels. From police departments and sheriff’s offices in states from Oregon to Florida, fire departments, police K9 academies, the Marines and the Navy. From security firms, investigators, firearms instructors, and the photographers who buy through B&H.
USA Carry
Also on the order file
From the order file. An agency appears here because someone there bought one, through official channels or for their own car. No endorsement is implied.
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Set up in less than 60 seconds.
No tools. No drilling. No mods. It clicks into the same steel anchors a child seat uses. Fifteen seconds in, fifteen seconds out, and it moves to your next car with you: yours, your spouse’s, a rental.
- So easy your grandma can install it.No grandson required. Helen did it on camera, stopwatch running.
Click it inTwo latches grab the child-seat anchors in your back seat.
Add your fingerEnroll a fingerprint in about twenty seconds. Code and key as backup.
Drop the coverNow it’s a booster seat. Nobody steals a booster seat.
What’s riding in your car?
Tap everything a thief would find. Replacement prices, not sentimental ones.
The average BoostedSafe owner locks up about $2,900 of stuff. The safe is $464, once.
Or 4 interest-free payments of $116.00, or $464 once. A smashed side window runs $150 to $450 on top.
Backed by the BoostedSafe Guarantee.
Four promises come in the box with every safe. We’ve kept every one of them across 10,000+ orders.
If a thief damages your safe or somehow beats it, we send you a new one. Free. We already do this. Now we’re bragging about it.
Manufacturer defects are on us for as long as you own it. Not a year. Not five. As long as you own it.
Put it in your car. Live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund.
Lost a key, wore out a cover, cooked a battery door? A person in Salt Lake City answers, and we repair or replace it.
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Three safes, $199 to $464. Every one in 4 interest-free payments.
Mini EliteCertified booster seat
Smallest footprint, best disguise
Opens with your fingerprint
$742 of protection. Only $264.
Mini EliteSmallest footprint, best disguise$264
Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $264 value
Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Boosted Safe EliteBest seller
Fits a 16-inch MacBook Pro
Fingerprint, keypad and key
$1,066 of protection. Only $399.
Boosted Safe EliteFits a 16-inch MacBook Pro$399- Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $399 value
- Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
- Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
- Free shipping, in a plain boxOn every order of $299 or more.FREE · $29 value
- Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
Black booster-seat coverThe disguise. Quilted, black, fits like upholstery.FREE · $25 value- Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Golden Gate EliteCertified for firearms
12-gauge steel · 37 lb
Fingerprint · CDOJ certified gun safe
$1,196 of protection. Only $464.
Golden Gate Elite12-gauge steel · 37 lb$464- Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE · $464 value
- Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149 value
- Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20 value
- Free shipping, in a plain boxOn every order of $299 or more.FREE · $29 value
- Faraday bagFits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.FREE · $25 value
- Black booster-seat coverThe disguise. Quilted, black, fits like upholstery.FREE · $25 value
- Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20 value
Two vehicles? Buy any two safes and both are 25% off. Ten or more, 30% off. Mix any models, Golden Gate included. Compare every model
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Straight answers.
Is there a California-approved car gun safe?
Yes. The Golden Gate is on the California DOJ roster of certified firearm safety devices, listed as a lock box from Boosted Safe LLC. The listed model is the Golden Gate Elite. See the listing.
Are the Boosted Safe Elite and Basic on the California roster?
No. Only the Golden Gate Elite is listed. The Elite and Basic are great for laptops, cameras and cash; for a firearm in California, get the Golden Gate Elite.
Is the Golden Gate Elite really California DOJ certified?
Yes. It’s on the California DOJ’s Roster of Firearm Safety Devices Certified for Sale, listed under Boosted Safe LLC, model “Golden Gate”, type lock box. See the entry on the DOJ site. It’s the only Boosted Safe model on the list.
Is the Golden Gate Basic certified too?
Not yet. It hasn’t been tested. If you want the one on California’s list, get the Golden Gate Elite.
Does it make me compliant with Penal Code 25140?
We can’t promise that, and no box can. The law asks for the trunk, or a locked container out of plain view. Read the law, check your city, and decide how you’ll use it. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Laws change and cities add their own. Check California’s current law, and your city’s, before you rely on it.
Why not the regular Boosted Safe Elite?
It’s a great safe for laptops, cameras and cash. For firearms we recommend the Golden Gate Elite: thicker 12-gauge steel, and it’s the one on California’s list.
Can I store a loaded firearm in it?
No. Firearms go in unloaded. California also wants a handgun unloaded while you drive with it (PC 25610).
I have an SUV with no trunk. Now what?
Under PC 25140 the back of an SUV isn’t a trunk, so the law points you to a locked container out of plain view. Check the law itself, not just our FAQ.
When does the Golden Gate Elite ship?
It’s a pre-order that ships in November, and the pre-order price is $35 off.
Is there a deal if I buy more than one?
Yes. Buy 2 to 9 safes and every safe in the order is 25% off. Buy 10 or more and every one is 30% off. Mix any models, Golden Gate included. Refurbished safes don’t count, and the deal doesn’t stack with other codes.
Will it fit my car?
Most passenger vehicles from the 2003 model year on have the anchors. Check yours in a minute.
What if I don’t like it?
Put it in your car and live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund. Defects are covered for as long as you own it.
One Boosted Safe is on California’s list. Put it in your car.
The Golden Gate Elite. 12-gauge steel, clicked into your back seat in under a minute. Two cars? Buy two safes and both are 25% off.