Trunk Gun Poll

[five.five-six]

I typically go to the range several times a week, so i pretty much always have a 1911 in the truck

[JeffM]

My car broke down once in a bad area of my county... the area along the highway known for gang activity, meth labs, dumping bodies, you name it, happened to be first off ramp I could get to. I was lucky enough to have a pistol in my trunk from shooting that day. It appeared that I was not in a prohibited area so I UOC'd while I waited for my buddy arrived and we got the car limping along to the repair shop.

Kept a trunk gun ever since.

I'm in college so I park off campus. Had a girlfriend that worked in a 'gun free zone' so I parked off the lot when I visited. It takes some thought and planning sometimes. But I'd rather be armed... or have the ability to be so in short order.

[Coltlover]

380 Colt Govt always in the trunk,until a thief stole my speaker box & he also decided he needed the Colt more than I did.

[The Director]

I'm just surprised that with everyone wanting CCW and carry rights more people don't avail themselves of this method.....after all, a great percentage of our time away from home and work is spent in the car.....

[jmf_tracy]

I'm just surprised that with everyone wanting CCW and carry rights more people don't avail themselves of this method.....after all, a great percentage of our time away from home and work is spent in the car.....

i am still waiting on the experts to chime in on the legalities of a trunk gun. if there is indeed a legal way to keep a trunk gun then i would seriously consider doing it, but i need to know the legalities beforehand.

[The Director]

i am still waiting on the experts to chime in on the legalities of a trunk gun. if there is indeed a legal way to keep a trunk gun then i would seriously consider doing it, but i need to know the legalities beforehand.

Legalities? It's totally legal. What else is there to know? Someone here can probably quote the PC....

[The Director]

Legalities? It's totally legal. What else is there to know? Someone here can probably quote the PC....

To further expand...a long gun may be carried inside a vehicle, unlocked, and unloaded with full magazines right beside it. A hangun must be unloaded and either locked in a container, or the trunk counts as a container. It must not be in the utility compartment or glove box.

My understanding is that passing through a school zone, the guns have to be locked up, and the trunk satisfies this requirement.

Really, what else is there????

[zman]

interesting thread. so is it legal to carry a trunk gun? i kinda assumed that you had to be on the way to or from the range. could an expert please enlighten us on the legality of having a trunk gun (shotgun or handgun)?
TIA

+1

I believe long guns are OK and I thought handguns are like you said above. You can't have a handgun in your vehicle "all the time" for "just in case", can you?

[Foulball]

RIA 1911 in lockbox in back of SUV.

[CSACANNONEER]

For those that carry....how many spare mags?

Usually just one limber full of rounds but, I've been known to have a cassion on occassion.

+1

I believe long guns are OK and I thought handguns are like you said above. You can't have a handgun in your vehicle "all the time" for "just in case", can you?

Non-AW long guns are OK to carry at all times.

[The Director]

+1

You can't have a handgun in your vehicle "all the time" for "just in case", can you?

Why not?

[CSACANNONEER]

Why not?

Read the laws regarding transporting handguns. I beleive that the law indicates that you can do so going to or from shooting, a gunsmiths, etc. If you are always doing that then, it's fine.

[Foulball]

http://www.ag.ca.gov/firearms/travel.php

Traveling with Firearms in California
HANDGUNS

California Penal Code section 12025 does not prevent a citizen of the United States over 18 years of age who is not lawfully prohibited from firearm possession, and who resides or is temporarily in California, from transporting by motor vehicle any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person provided the firearm is unloaded and stored in a locked container.

The term "locked container" means a secure container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device. This includes the trunk of a motor vehicle, but does not include the utility or glove compartment. For more information, refer to California Penal Code Section 12026.1.

[The Director]

http://www.ag.ca.gov/firearms/travel.php

Traveling with Firearms in California
HANDGUNS

California Penal Code section 12025 does not prevent a citizen of the United States over 18 years of age who is not lawfully prohibited from firearm possession, and who resides or is temporarily in California, from transporting by motor vehicle any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person provided the firearm is unloaded and stored in a locked container.

The term "locked container" means a secure container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device. This includes the trunk of a motor vehicle, but does not include the utility or glove compartment. For more information, refer to California Penal Code Section 12026.1.

Exactly. Thank you for posting that. I'm glad we can now drive a stake through the heart of that "driving to and from the range" bullcrap FUD. Where did that even start?????!!!!

[inbox485]

Don't have any long guns yet, so why put it in the trunk if I can have it next to me?