Got the game warden called on me...

[Red Earth]

I asked our GW about this at lunch today.....

He said a loaded magazine doesn't constitute a loaded weapon..... BUT it is up to the official at the time and what he suspects you of doing....

You would have a tough time explaining why the magazine is lying next to the gun to any officer...especially at night!

I wouldn't keep them next to each other if it were me, just looking for trouble and a state coupon!

PJ

 

[r00s7a]

To add to the confusion, I just called the local police department and asked them. I was told the ammo could not be within reach. It can be stored in the glove box.

Don't know about ya'll, but I can easily reach my glovebox. Not knocking law enforcement whatsoever, but seems like that is one of those gray areas where if you are doing something wrong, they can write you up, or if they can see that you're not doing anything wrong, send you on your way.

 

[RidgeHunter]

Local PD is wrong. This has been hashed out a gajillion times on OSA. A loaded magazine separate from the gun is not a magazine loaded gun.

TITLE 21 § 1289.7. Firearms in vehicles
FIREARMS IN VEHICLES
Any person, except a convicted felon, may transport in a motor vehicle a
rifle, shotgun or pistol, open and unloaded, at any time. 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.
Any person, except a convicted felon, may transport in a motor vehicle a
rifle or shotgun concealed behind a seat of the vehicle or within the interior of
the vehicle provided the rifle or shotgun is not clip, magazine or chamber
loaded. The authority to transport a clip or magazine loaded rifle or shotgun
shall be pursuant to Section 1289.13 of this title.
Any person who is the operator of a vehicle or is a passenger in any vehicle
wherein another person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act, Sections 1 through 25 of this act, to carry a concealed handgun and is
carrying a concealed handgun or has concealed the handgun in such vehicle,
shall not be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section provided the
licensee is in or near the vehicle.

TITLE 21 § 1289.13. Transporting a loaded firearm
TRANSPORTING A LOADED FIREARM
Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act or another provision of law, it shall be unlawful to transport a
loaded pistol, rifle or shotgun in a land borne motor vehicle over a public
highway or roadway. However, a rifle or shotgun may be transported clip or
magazine loaded and not chamber loaded when transported in an exterior locked
compartment of the vehicle or trunk of the vehicle or in the interior
compartment of the vehicle notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1289.7 of
this title when the person is in possession of a valid handgun license pursuant to
the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished as
provided in Section 1289.15 of this title.
Any person who is the operator of a vehicle or is a passenger in any vehicle
wherein another person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun or has concealed a handgun or rifle or shotgun in such vehicle shall not be deemed in
violation of the provisions of this section provided the licensee is in or near the
vehicle.

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/docs/Oklahoma_SDA_Lawbook_NOV_2007.pdf

 

[imhntn]

"Any person who is the operator of a vehicle or is a passenger in any vehicle
wherein another person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun or has concealed a handgun or rifle or shotgun in such vehicle shall not be deemed in
violation of the provisions of this section provided the licensee is in or near the
vehicle. "

According to my game warden, if you have your ccw, you can carry a rifle magazine loaded but it looks like the law says it would have to be concealed.

 

[Shadowrider]

"Any person who is the operator of a vehicle or is a passenger in any vehicle
wherein another person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying a concealed handgun or has concealed a handgun or rifle or shotgun in such vehicle shall not be deemed in
violation of the provisions of this section provided the licensee is in or near the
vehicle. "

According to my game warden, if you have your ccw, you can carry a rifle magazine loaded but it looks like the law says it would have to be concealed.

Inside your truck is considered concealed. Think of it as a motorized gun case!