almost committed a felony today

[rdmmdr]

I am now officially homeless and going back on the road for contract work. everything loaded in the motor home and decided to stay in Fresno for a couple of days to help a friend out with the march of dimes mud volley ball setup. Not a nice area,so had the guns loaded in the rig. I was pulling out and realized that they where still loaded. Stop and cleared all the weapons.

Since this is now my home, are the rules different for concealed carry a vehicle if I am stopped, say in a rest stop then if I am in a car. I know that the rules like for open container are different since it is a rolling home. But I would hate to pick up a major hit, just for a traffic ticket.

While I don't expect some leo to search the rig, it could always happen?

I cleared the pistols and laid them on the couch, legal if not in a school zone, but this is so stupid now.

[Purple K]

When it's moving the firearm laws apply as If it were any motor vehicle. When it's stationary and set-up at a campground it's treated as your home.

[ckprax]

lucky for you its just a misdemeanor (unless it's an unregistered handgun)

[Mssr. Eleganté]

We all average about three felonies per day...

http://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/1594032556

[baz152]

No purple k is wrong. A motor home falls under the same rules as a house the only thing is that while mobile no firearms can be in the cab area or within reach of the driver. Otherwise you can have a loaded firearm in the sink, bed, table etc as long as it is not in the cab or within reach of the cab.

[philobeddoe]

lucky for you its just a misdemeanor (unless it's an unregistered handgun)

what precisely constitutes an unregistered handgun?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

what precisely constitutes an unregistered handgun?

A handgun that is not registered to you in CalDOJ's handgun registry.

[Beelzy]

In Fresno?..............LOL!

Unless you are a Ricer or speeding, Fresno PD wouldn't pull you over unless you had a Howitzer barrel poking out a window.

They would want pics to show their buddies!

[Oceanbob]

No purple k is wrong. A motor home falls under the same rules as a house the only thing is that while mobile no firearms can be in the cab area or within reach of the driver. Otherwise you can have a loaded firearm in the sink, bed, table etc as long as it is not in the cab or within reach of the cab.

Got any PC sections that say that?

Thanks in advance.

[Lucky Scott]

I may be wrong, but I was told that a RV is a car unless it is parked and hooked to utilities, (like an RV park). If no hookups, then it is a car.

[repubconserv]

A handgun that is not registered to you in CalDOJ's handgun registry.

what if it is legally unregistered (you bought it before mandatory reg?)

[repubconserv]

No purple k is wrong. A motor home falls under the same rules as a house the only thing is that while mobile no firearms can be in the cab area or within reach of the driver. Otherwise you can have a loaded firearm in the sink, bed, table etc as long as it is not in the cab or within reach of the cab.

I still would not take the chance of keeping the guns loaded, nor would I take the chance of letting them be unlocked in a GFSZ. Even if it is not illegal, it could cause way more trouble than it's worth

[Cokebottle]

No purple k is wrong. A motor home falls under the same rules as a house the only thing is that while mobile no firearms can be in the cab area or within reach of the driver. Otherwise you can have a loaded firearm in the sink, bed, table etc as long as it is not in the cab or within reach of the cab.

That is not entirely correct.

The motorhome is considered a domicile only when "docked"... IE: Set up at a camp site.
Parked at the WalMart parking lot may or may not be convictable, but while on the road, loaded is absolutely illegal.

[Cokebottle]

what if it is legally unregistered (you bought it before mandatory reg?)

Doesn't matter.
It's a poorly written law.
The law does not actually say "unregistered"... the law references "Not registered to you"

The intent was to increase penalties for the use of a stolen gun.
Being 3rd-grade level thinkers, the authors of the law assumed that all legal handguns are registered.

[paul0660]

That is not entirely correct.

The motorhome is considered a domicile only when "docked"... IE: Set up at a camp site.
Parked at the WalMart parking lot may or may not be convictable, but while on the road, loaded is absolutely illegal.

I always wondered about this.

I have, in the past, captained a winnebago at 65 mph down I5 with five friends enjoying cards and adult beverages, at the "dining table", all of them un seat belted.

Shall I turn myself in?