Transporting black powder pistols

[Eat Dirt]

I know that modern pistols need to be in a lock case for transport
But what about having black powder pistols in a case
do they need a lock on the container during transport

[superhondaz50]

No they don't, although the LE who pulls you over may not agree.

[kojak]

Soooo... I can keep a loaded blunderbuss handy to ward off highwaymen?

[superhondaz50]

Soooo... I can keep a loaded blunderbuss handy to ward off highwaymen?

Haha no, a loaded black powder anything magically becomes a firearm in CA

[Quiet]

I know that modern pistols need to be in a lock case for transport
But what about having black powder pistols in a case
do they need a lock on the container during transport

Unloaded antique firearms are exempt from CA unloaded open carry laws. [PC 16520(d)(5)&(6)]

Which means...
1. It's CA legal to transport them, unloaded, without needing to utilize a locked container or having them encased.
2. It's CA legal to open carry them, unloaded, in areas that do not prohibit the possession of firearms (GFSZ laws apply).

[Whiterabbit]

well my idea of dressing up like a pirate for haloween just got bumped up to near the top of the list.

[Eat Dirt]

Soooo... I can keep a loaded blunderbuss handy to ward off highwaymen?

As Adam Ant says :

Stand
And Deliver

[Lmo]

well my idea of dressing up like a pirate for haloween just got bumped up to near the top of the list.

Arrr....

[Whiterabbit]

across the chest in a vest, three per side. The six-shooter from the Antilles

[rmnc3r]

LEOs may or may not be familiar of BP firearms, so better to err on the side of caution and store as if a modern firearm.

Years ago, I was returning from a range and my BP Longrifle was propped up in the back seat (too long to store in the trunk), I was pulled over (ostensibly for 'speeding') and the CHP Ossifer quickly put his hand on his sidearm when he poked his head in to 'observe'. Fortunately, I was able to ally his fears and de-escalate when I s'plained that it was a Flintlock Riflegun. I got a speeding ticket but successfully argued my case for dismissal (trial by written declaration)

Can't be too careful.

[Quiet]

well my idea of dressing up like a pirate for haloween just got bumped up to near the top of the list.

Reminder to not be "masked" while carrying a firearm in public. [PC 25300(a)]
^Includes face paint & use of facial prosthetics.


Penal Code 25300
(a) A person commits criminal possession of a firearm when the person carries a firearm in a public place or on any public street while masked so as to hide the person’s identity.

[Whiterabbit]

wide brimmed hat.... I suspect becerra would try to hang me on a wide brimmed hat....

[cannon]

Eat Dirt,

May I suggest the "Josey Wales" costume?

Six unloaded pistols with a pocket full of charged cylinders. Should you meet a Highwayman merely switch cylinders and dispatch the hooligan.

[Eat Dirt]

Well,,,,,, You just gonna stand there
Or whistle Dixie

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Always did like that line.