I've often wondered about this.
Lets say I'm driving to my private farm out in the country. I have a pistol box with 4 pistols in it in the back of my Durango. I routinely switch between a MP40, a keltec pf9 and a keltec p3at as my CCW. I might also have a K frame in there as well.
My question is this. Since I have my CCW, and these boxed pistols are not in plain sight, must they be unloaded? I'll definately have one in my pocket, but one or more of the other pistols in the box in the back might well be loaded.
Am I in accordance with the law? Or must the pistols in the box be unloaded?
If I am transporting them properly and I get stopped must I announce that they're back there as well?
Thanks for any suggestions and direction.
.ps the only reason they're probably loaded is that when I hit the farm (not actually a farm, more like 600+ acres of wilderness with feral hogs and a confirmed mountain lion sighting) I don't want to have to fiddle around with loading them all up. They all get strapped on before I leave the truck.
Lets say I'm driving to my private farm out in the country. I have a pistol box with 4 pistols in it in the back of my Durango. I routinely switch between a MP40, a keltec pf9 and a keltec p3at as my CCW. I might also have a K frame in there as well.
My question is this. Since I have my CCW, and these boxed pistols are not in plain sight, must they be unloaded? I'll definately have one in my pocket, but one or more of the other pistols in the box in the back might well be loaded.
Am I in accordance with the law? Or must the pistols in the box be unloaded?
If I am transporting them properly and I get stopped must I announce that they're back there as well?
Thanks for any suggestions and direction.
.ps the only reason they're probably loaded is that when I hit the farm (not actually a farm, more like 600+ acres of wilderness with feral hogs and a confirmed mountain lion sighting) I don't want to have to fiddle around with loading them all up. They all get strapped on before I leave the truck.