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[Army]

Please see red text above. Thanks.

No. California transport law concerns loaded and concealed firearms and handguns. There are no ammo transport laws, other than not being loaded into the firearm.

If it is to be concealed legally, it must be in a locked container. Container is not detailed, so essentially any lockable container of your choosing, that prohibits access at all times while locked with any style of key, tumbler, combination lock is OK.

Diesel makes further good points.

[shooterdude]

If you are trying to say the only legal way to transport a handgun is in a locked container you are wrong. Only handguns CONCEALED from view must be in a locked container. There is no true locked law in CA outside of a GFSZ. You can transport open or concealed. If concealed it must be in a locked container or you need a CCW. If open all parts of the handgun must be in full view, holster on the hip excluded under CA law. And never loaded in any case (unless CCW)

It is 100% legal to drive a car with an unloaded Glock on the seat next to you, with a loaded 17rd magazine sitting next to that. Both the magazine and Glock must be visible in plain sight and there can be NO ammo in the Glock. Conceal the Gun (not in a locked container) or conceal the LOADED magazine and you can be arrested.

Like I said, I am not 100% on the loaded magazine concealed while the gun is openly carried. Go to opencarry.org and ask there. There is something telling me there is some interpretation of the law that says this.

While it may be legal, IMHO it is NOT a good idea. If you get pulled over I am making an educated guess that the cop is NOT going to be happy by what he sees and you will be putting yourself in an uncomfortable situation for a little while. Just because something is legal doesn't always mean that it makes sense any more than some of the things that are illegal don't make sense either.

[reneehernand]

ok so it never fails if the gun is in the container i purchased it in just gun and mags no ammo and my husband has a charge not gun related from like 15 years ago what can happen cops are saying even though the gun is registered we can be arrested

[Army]

The factory plastc box, if secured with a padlock, is perfectly legal for transport at all times, in or out of a vehicle, in or out of a 1000' school zone. Filled magazines, or loose ammo, may also be in the same case....but not in a position to be fired (no filled magazine inserted, no cartridge in the chamber).

If the charge did not include a ban on owning or posessing firearms, your husband is still legal.

There is no mandatory registration of handguns or long guns in California, unless they fall under the Assault Weapon catagory (the very large majority of California firearms do not). If it is actually registered with the DOJ (the sale at the dealer is not registration, that only confirms you bought this particular gun on this particular date), then you are golden for any LEO weapons ownership check.

Cops say a lot of things about state firearms laws, most of which have been proven un-true.

[reneehernand]

Thankyou for the info i live in sanger and i dont think they are very aware of the actual laws

The factory plastc box, if secured with a padlock, is perfectly legal for transport at all times, in or out of a vehicle, in or out of a 1000' school zone. Filled magazines, or loose ammo, may also be in the same case....but not in a position to be fired (no filled magazine inserted, no cartridge in the chamber).

If the charge did not include a ban on owning or posessing firearms, your husband is still legal.

There is no mandatory registration of handguns or long guns in California, unless they fall under the Assault Weapon catagory (the very large majority of California firearms do not). If it is actually registered with the DOJ (the sale at the dealer is not registration, that only confirms you bought this particular gun on this particular date), then you are golden for any LEO weapons ownership check.

Cops say a lot of things about state firearms laws, most of which have been proven un-true.

[stix213]

f you are transporting a handgun in the factory box without locking the box its an illegal concealed weapon FYI. Make sure its locked.

Long guns are not possible to conceal legally, and as such its perfectly fine to transport them in the factory box without a lock, as long as you do not enter any gun free school zones. Within 1,000 feet of a school both long guns and handguns need to be in locked containers unloaded, or long guns can be in a locking gun rack.

Also another detail that confuses new people is the trigger locks you generally get with gun purchases are meaningless for transport purposes, unless you are using the trigger lock to actually lock the container the gun is in.

[quiet-wyatt]

ok so it never fails if the gun is in the container i purchased it in just gun and mags no ammo and my husband has a charge not gun related from like 15 years ago what can happen cops are saying even though the gun is registered we can be arrested

See bolded text above - Could this be what the cops are referring to?

Is he a convicted felon?