Car carry

[dutchwrangler]

Yes, I know. I just have hard time paying for my right to protect myself and my family

It's not a right. It's a privilege as evidenced by the fact that you have to pay a fee and carry a card. Amerika... police state of 14th amendment serfs and slaves.

 

[dru]

As usual, we're dealing with a poorly written law. Based on the above, if you read this exerpt:

"For purposes of this section “open” means the firearm is transported in plain view, in a case designed for carrying firearms, which case is wholly or partially visible, in a gun rack mounted in the vehicle, in an exterior locked compartment or a trunk of a vehicle.",

it "seems" to say that the weapon must be in a case.

There is a lot of interpretation involved. I would be very careful as to how you read it. My guess is that if they want to make life hard for you, they can, no matter how you handle the law. Best to get a Concealed Carry Permit.

Based on my reading of this section and before I had a CCW, I would always clear chamber, pop out magazine, and place magazine in door pocket and handgun on dashboard. When leaving car, I would just move gun to trunk. When coming back to car, move from trunk to dash and go on about my business. I interpreted each of those commas as being a different way the law could be satisfied. But, IANAL, YMMV, Get a CCW

 

[ronny]

I'd like to read it that way, but I don't know if commas work like that in this context. I just don't know.

 

[Jeff405]

Would having a pistol on the dash be considered brandishing a firearm?

 

[MLRyan]

I keep mine in the door pocket, with the magazine in the glove compartment. I always tell the LEO if I get pulled over and I've nevef had a problem.

 

[ATMGUY]

I've put mine in the trunk, I have a friend who is in LE I'll ask him.

 

[dru]

I'd like to read it that way, but I don't know if commas work like that in this context. I just don't know.

Well I wondered about that too but then I realized that its actually impossible to satisfy all the conditions for car carry if you don't read it like that. As for brandishing a firearm if its just laying on your dash, I'm not sure how it would be any different than having a rifle in a rack behind you

 

[KOPBET]

Would having a pistol on the dash be considered brandishing a firearm?

Since the weapon is just laying there, how could the answer could be anything but no?

 

[thegomezclan]

Thanks guys for all the replies, I'm really looking forward to visiting Oklahoma. I guess i will unload my handgun and put the mag in the glove box. Any place to go shooting in Norman or do I have to go to OKC?

 

[dutchwrangler]

Thanks guys for all the replies, I'm really looking forward to visiting Oklahoma. I guess i will unload my handgun and put the mag in the glove box. Any place to go shooting in Norman or do I have to go to OKC?

Sgt. Everett's. North side of Norman off of I-35. Directions and hours in link below.

http://www.sgteveretts.com/SGT._EVERETTS_GUN_RANGE/Directions.html