I just love the name of the law... "Stand your ground law"
Can someone clarify this for me?
My vehicle does not have a trunk. It is a small SUV. I do not yet have my CCW although my application is submitted. I often carry my unloaded pistol and two loaded mags in a case on the floor. From the sound of this i am transporting it illegally. Can someone verify this for me, preferably pointing me towards the correct and current law? Would it be legal if the case was locked?
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Consideration is given for vehicles without trunks. The idea is that the driver can't access the firearm should they get frustrated on the road. If I were in your situation, I would keep your ammunition in the glove box (preferably OUT of a mag) and your firearms in the furthest back corner of the vehicle from you. In a locked box is even better.
If you were to get pulled over, you could easily justify yourself to an officer saying that you made the best attempt to separate yourself from the firearm. No reasonable officer would push that isssue.
I'd like to see the law prohibiting carry on a buss.
I often carry my unloaded pistol and two loaded mags in a case on the floor. From the sound of this i am transporting it illegally. Can someone verify this for me, preferably pointing me towards the correct and current law? Would it be legal if the case was locked?
I'm not an expert, but the instructor at the H&H SDA class was adamant that a non-CCL person can NOT have loaded magazines in the car, no matter how far away they are from the firearm.
This is complete nonsense.
IN your vehicle, without a carry license, the handgun must be OPEN (defined in the SDA) and unloaded. Period.
It cannot be concealed, like under the seat, whether loaded or not.
It is legal in OK to rubberband a loaded magazine to an EMPTY pistol and toss it open on the passengers seat beside you.
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