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crossing over state lines from cali to oregon
I'm planning to take a road trip to go camping in oregon but I'd like to carry my pistol with me in my trunk for protection. Does anyone know the law of carrying a unloaded firearm across state lines?
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There's 50 different answers (and 51 if you count the District of Columbia).
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Oregon is an open cary state. Looks like loaded in the passenger compartment is legal;
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/res...p/or-gun-laws/ CARRY IN VEHICLE? Can you carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle in Oregon? Yes, with an OR CHL. Without a license, a loaded handgun must not be concealed and readily accessible. A handgun is considered readily accessible if it is in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. For vehicles with no storage location that is outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a handgun is considered not readily accessible if it is stored in a closed and locked glove compartment, center console or other container. However, local governments can set their own laws on public places, which includes vehicles. [Or. Rev. Stat. ยง 166.250(1)(b), (4)(b) and 166.260(1)(i)]
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I have always assumed that California legal, unloaded, locked in the trunk (although I drive a pickup) would be legal in all 50 states and that is the way I have traveled. Was I wrong ? How else would you travel around this beautiful country if it can't be unloaded locked in the trunk ?
Now that I drive a pickup, I understand I am in a grey area since its in the cab with me. I have a extended cab so a back seat and gun is locked in a CA. Approved steel gun box bolted to my truck. I can't reach it from the drivers seat and magazine is in a attached box. Magazine is loaded but not in gun. I understand I can have the gun in the car loaded in some states but in the trunk should be legal everywhere, no ? |
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There are a few resources I use when traveling. As RickD427 said 50 states plus DC will have 51 different rules.
This one is one of my favorites; https://handgunlaw.us/documents/USRVCarCarry-1.pdf On my phone I use CCW Concealed Carry 50 states and Legal Heat apps. Both are updated often. The CCW app comes with a free 2 year subscription then it's 99 cents per year. Good luck!
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