Handgun Transportation ?

[VarmintKiller]

What is the legal way to transport a handgun?

I have been told several different stories from both the DOJ and gun shops.

I have been told to lock the handgun in a CA approved locked box with ammo stored in a seperate compartment in the vehicle.

I have also been told that if the gun is locked in a box with loaded magazines in there, it is ok as long as the loaded mags are out of the gun.

Lately I have just been putting both in seperate locked boxes to be safe and loading mags when I get where I am shooting.

Help~!

[i1800collect]

read through this thread:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=257105

it should clear up most if not all of your questions.

[Librarian]

And of course there's always the Calguns Foundation Wiki for answers to FAQs.

[Rekrab]

Locked container. Bam. That's it.

Your trunk counts as a locked container if it's completely locked an inaccessible from the inside of your car.

[DedEye]

Locked container. Bam. That's it.

Your trunk counts as a locked container if it's completely locked an inaccessible from the inside of your car.

You forgot unloaded.

[Rekrab]

Damn, knew I missed something.

[clickbang]

So I can have my mags loaded in the lockbox with the gun as long as they are not in the gun? Someone at the gun store told me that I cannot have loaded mags.

[1911dude]

So I can have my mags loaded in the lockbox with the gun as long as they are not in the gun? Someone at the gun store told me that I cannot have loaded mags.

The whole point is that the gun is UN-loaded. Loaded mags do not make the gun loaded. You can have loaded mags with a gun that is unloaded.

[DedEye]

So I can have my mags loaded in the lockbox with the gun as long as they are not in the gun? Someone at the gun store told me that I cannot have loaded mags.

All of your questions are answered here. Someone at the gun store is wrong and/or dumb. Do not listen to dumb people. They are frequently wrong.

[gorenut]

The only thing I've never gotten a firm confirmation on is.. what is considered a secured locked container. I see all these soft containers that has zippers that you can hook a small lock on to.. but I don't know if that would count. If that were the case.. would a backpack with the same treatment count as a secured locked container?

[Rekrab]

From what I've read on calguns and in the law, a locked container is a locked container. The material the container is made out of does not enter into consideration. If you get pulled over and searched, YMMV.

[1 SIG fan]

Correct. Soft sided is ok except for TSA. Make sure when you lock a zippered case you use the small holes at te base. If you can unzip enought to work in a finger, you have a problem...

But I don't understand why since it has to be unloaded it would be fireable with said finger????

[tba02]

Correct. Soft sided is ok except for TSA. Make sure when you lock a zippered case you use the small holes at te base. If you can unzip enought to work in a finger, you have a problem...

But I don't understand why since it has to be unloaded it would be fireable with said finger????

I don't get this either (well, I guess I do considering), has anyone got more creditable information on this?

[butch952]

All of your questions are answered here. Someone at the gun store is wrong and/or dumb. Do not listen to dumb people. They are frequently wrong.

Great link I was always confused untill now on how to transport the firearm and ammo in the cab of a pickup.