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A locking gun storage container with a main box, a biased lid mounted on one end of the main box, and a lock mechanism that selectively locks the lid in a closed position. Inside the interior cavity of the main box is a holster with an interior pocket configured to hold a handgun. The holster includ

A locking gun storage container with a main box, a biased lid mounted on one end of the main box, and a lock mechanism that selectively locks the lid in a closed position. Inside the interior cavity of the main box is a holster with an interior pocket configured to hold a handgun. The holster includes an upper edge attached to a first hinge assembly mounted to the inside surface of the lid and a lower edge attached to a second hinge assembly attached to the inside surface of the main box. The two hinge assemblies are configured to hold and support the holster when holding a handgun upright over the interior cavity of the main box when the lid is opened and then repositioned the holster inside the interior cavity when the lid is closed. Mounted on the main box a coupler that selectively attaches to an external mount.

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1. A locking gun storage container configured for use on a substantially horizontal mounting surface, comprising: a. a main box with an interior cavity surrounded by a bottom panel, a front panel, two side panels, and a rear panel, the bottom panel includes an inside surface and an outside surface;b

1. A locking gun storage container configured for use on a substantially horizontal mounting surface, comprising: a. a main box with an interior cavity surrounded by a bottom panel, a front panel, two side panels, and a rear panel, the bottom panel includes an inside surface and an outside surface;b. a lid pivotally mounted on one end to the rear panel of the main box, the lid is configured to cover the interior cavity in the main box when disposed in a closed position over the main box, the lid includes an inside surface;c. a lock mechanism between the main box and the lid that selectively locks the lid in a closed position on the main box;d. a holster with an upper edge, a lower edge, and an interior pocket configured to hold a handgun, the holster configured to fit inside the interior cavity of the main box when the lid is closed on the main box;e. a first hinge assembly that pivotally attaches the upper edge of the holster to the inside surface of the lid;f. a second hinge assembly that pivotally attaches the lower edge of the holster to the inside surface of the bottom panel on the main box, the second hinge assembly configured to move the lower edge of the holster laterally over the inside surface of the bottom panel enabling the holster to be aligned inside the interior cavity of the main box when the lid is closed on the main box, the second hinge assembly also configured to move the lower edge of the holster laterally over the inside surface of the bottom panel when the lid is opened on the main box so that the holster is vertically aligned over the main box, the second hinge assembly configured to support the holster when holding a handgun vertically over the main box when the lid is moved to the open position;g. a coupler attached to the outside surface of the bottom panel of the main box; andh. a mount attached to a mounting surface configured to selectively attach to the coupler and hold the main box on a mounting surface. 2. The locking gun storage container, as recite in claim 1, wherein the mounting surface is a gas tank on a motorcycle. 3. The locking gun storage container, as recited in claim 1, wherein the second hinge assembly includes an elongated pivoting guide rail that includes a first end pivotally attached to the bottom panel of the main box, and a longitudinally aligned slot, the second hinge assembly also includes a guide post attached to the lower rear section of the holster configured to fit into and slide along the slot when the lid is rotated between an opened position and a closed position over the main box. 4. A locking gun storage container, comprising: a. a main box with an interior cavity surrounded by a bottom panel, a front panel, two side panels, and a rear panel;b. a lid configured to cover the interior cavity in the main box, the lid includes a rear surface and an inside surface;c. a lock mechanism located between the main box and the lid that selectively locks the lid in closed position over the main box;d. at least two spring biased hinges used to pivotally attach the rear surface of the lid to the rear panel on the main box, the spring-biased hinges configured to automatically rotate the lid to an open position over the main box when the locking mechanism is unlocked;e. a holster with an interior pocket, an upper edge, a lower edge, and an interior pocket configured to hold a handgun;f. a first hinge assembly attached to the lid and to the upper edge of the holster, andg. a second hinge assembly pivotally attaching the lower edge of the holster to the bottom panel in the main box, the second hinge assembly configured to move the lower edge over the bottom panel of the main box to transversely align the holster over the main box when the lid is pivoted and moved to a closed position over the main box, the second hinge also configured to coordinate with the first hinge so that when the lid is pivoted to an open position, the upper edge is pulled upward and the lower edge of the holster automatically moves over the bottom panel of the main box to vertically align and hold the holster with a handgun in the interior pocket over the main box. 5. The locking gun storage container, as recited in claim 4, wherein the second hinge assembly includes an elongated pivoting guide rail that includes a first end pivotally attached to the bottom panel of the main box, and a longitudinally aligned slot formed on the guide rail, the second hinge also includes a guide post attached to the lower rear section of the holster, the guide post configured to fit into and slide along the slot when the lid is rotated between an opened position and a closed position over the main box.