The driver of the vehicle governed by Shotgun Rules may not negate a valid Shotgun call for any reason. History: Many times the Shotgun Council of Elders has been petitioned to institute a Shotgun Override rule, allowing the driver of the car to negate a valid Shotgun call. This would undermine the whole purpose of calling [...]

No one can call "Reload", "Blitz" or "Laser" to reset a Shotgun call at any time. History: Some people include an undemocratic rule in their Shotgun calling practice whereby "Reload", "Blitz" or "Laser" can be called, at which point a free-for-all to obtain Shotgun is initiated. In this practice, whoever manages to gain control of the [...]

You cannot call "seatbacks" for any reason in an automobile governed by the Shotgun Rules. You mush fairly recall shotguns when the rules allow. Explanation: A popular residential variation of the Shotgun ritual is to call "Seatback" when getting up from a prized seat on a couch to go grab an ice-cold beer or to [...]

If the Shotgunner exits the vehicle, Shotgun becomes available to the remaining passengers as soon as the existing Shotgun rider has opened the door to exit. Once Shotgun is available, you must call Shotgun before the other occupants. In this scenario, it is common for the other occupants to all call Shotgun at the time. If [...]

In the situation where a group of people are traveling in multiple cars, you must specify which car you are calling Shotgun for. Example: if two drivers are named "Bob" and "Sue", then someone must say "Shotgun Bob" or "Shotgun Sue" depending on which car they would like to ride in. The Name of the [...]

Riding Bitch usually refers to an individual being forced to sit in the middle of the back seat or in between the two front seats in a two seat car.  If they don't call shotgun, the smallest person in the group will have to ride 'bitch'. This position in the vehicle can be enforced at any time [...]

Once the Shotgun seat has been called by someone, the other less prestigious seats in the car may be claimed using the same rules as calling Shotgun. Example: you can say "back-right" or "window". 2.9.1 Riding Bitch You may also call negations, such as "not back-center" which would put you in any seat except for [...]

If you enter a garage that is connected to a house or building without having to go outside, then you may call Shotgun as soon as you enter the garage, if the vehicle is in the garage. This only applies to small attached garages. 2.8.1 Parking structures and detached garages, even small ones, are always [...]

This rule is applied when you have called Shotgun and are waiting for the doors to be unlocked. If you lift the handle while the doors are being unlocked and therefore cause the Shotgun door to remain locked, then you are Voided for that ride. Once someone has balked, Shotgun becomes available for the other [...]

If you manage to sit in Shotgun before anyone has called it, you keep the position even if someone else calls Shotgun after you are seated. This is very similar to the Hand on Door rule where you do not actually have to say Shotgun, nor does anyone else have to be present, for you [...]