It seems too easy

[DRAB_81]

In a vehicle, yes, that's exactly what PC 25610 says. Legal to transport locked, unloaded, anyplace where firearms are not prohibited.

LUCC? Makes my teeth itch; I won't do it, myself.

I agree with you, but wouldn't work (depending on policy) or the grocery store be places where firearms are prohibited? Maybe it's too much of a grey area. I wouldn't bother with LUCC either, it just seems illogical.

[stix213]

I was under the impression that carrying a loaded weapon was a misdemeanor. Was I wrong?

OP specified unloaded

[JeremyS]

I was under the impression that carrying a loaded weapon was a misdemeanor. Was I wrong?

The severity of the charge for carrying a loaded weapon without a permit, concealed or otherwise, can change dramatically depending on the situation -- what you are doing, where you are, whether you have a record, what your intentions are/were, and a million other things and it can be a minor misdemeanor or a serious misdemeanor and it can be a felony and it all depends.

[Librarian]

I was under the impression that carrying a loaded weapon was a misdemeanor. Was I wrong?

Nope, not wrong; misdemeanor first offense, if nothing complicates the issue.

It's even legal to have a loaded gun in public in some limited circumstances - PC 26045.

See also the wiki -- http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/De..._in_California

[5thgen4runner]

You forgot one thing. You will need to ask the badguy for a timeout, so you can unlock your gun and load it.

I do that everytime I get robbed. It hasn't worked to my favor...

[Librarian]

I agree with you, but wouldn't work (depending on policy) or the grocery store be places where firearms are prohibited? Maybe it's too much of a grey area. I wouldn't bother with LUCC either, it just seems illogical.

'Prohibited', in this case, seems to me to be 'prohibited by law' - college/university campuses, jails and prisons, certain Federal facilities.

There might be separate administrative consequences - for example, loss of employment - but unless there are specified legal sanctions, I'd say firearms were not 'prohibited'.

[Lead Waster]

You forgot one thing. You will need to ask the badguy for a timeout, so you can unlock your gun and load it.

Exactly, and you must make sure that he knows that he's not allowed to take it from you before you are "ready", otherwise, that's just not fair.


When unloaded open carry was available, it seemed like a good advertisement to BG's with knives to come and get a free gun.

Unloaded = free gun for badguys IMHO.

[DRAB_81]

'Prohibited', in this case, seems to me to be 'prohibited by law' - college/university campuses, jails and prisons, certain Federal facilities.

There might be separate administrative consequences - for example, loss of employment - but unless there are specified legal sanctions, I'd say firearms were not 'prohibited'.

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. So then LUCC would be legal as long as its left in the vehicle? In that case, it seems like an even more useless activity.