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I had an interesting trip into CA, recently, to visit family and friends. As background, I have been living in Portland, OR, full time for work, while my wife and kids are in So. Cal. Long story, but I have been an upstanding citizen and even vote here (of course all by mail in Oregon). Since I am an OR citizen, I have purchased a few nice "toys". I was passing through Sacramento on I-5 and was rear ended. While I went to the hospital to get checked, my car was checked out by the CHP, since the trunk would not close. That took 2.5 hours by the CHP to do this! I have the tow charges to prove it! They got really excited when they found a few of my bags of "toys", in the trunk, along with locked boxes with 'fun stuff' inside. When I got my car out of the tow yard the next morning, it was a mess from all of the 'searching'. I called the CHP desk sergeant, in Sacramento, that day and asked if anything had been taken or seived, since I would need to go and try and get it back before moving on. He checked the evidence locker and nothing was there from my car accident, but he told me that he had never seen such a thorough report by the CHP field officer. It was multiple pages, small print, and the officer had made a CD of all the photos he had taken to 'inventory' my car. Apparently, the officer was excited to see that I had some empty brass and misc. parts which made him do such a 'thorough job' of reviewing my car, but everything that should have been locked, and in the trunk, was, and all parts and pieces (especially the 'toys') were bagged, locked and put in their proper place. I thanked him for his time and I limped my damaged car and toys back to So. Cal. that day. I think I literally dodged a legal bullet with my trip preparation.
Before my trip, I had called Jason Davis, from Davis and Associates, to get good advice how to properly transport firearms, and configure them for CA. I followed his advice to the letter. I also poured over all of the good advice found here at Calguns.net where I do not post much but I read everything I can to be CA compliant when I visit. All of my AR toys, were properly configured, (buttoned and empty mags attached) and projectiles separated and locked.
The moral of the story, is that we should all be well informed of the rules for transport and a little preparation and prudence goes a long way. Jason and Calguns helped me do that. I am also appreciative that the CHP acted professionally, during they search and review to 'inventory' my stuff.
Before my trip, I had called Jason Davis, from Davis and Associates, to get good advice how to properly transport firearms, and configure them for CA. I followed his advice to the letter. I also poured over all of the good advice found here at Calguns.net where I do not post much but I read everything I can to be CA compliant when I visit. All of my AR toys, were properly configured, (buttoned and empty mags attached) and projectiles separated and locked.
The moral of the story, is that we should all be well informed of the rules for transport and a little preparation and prudence goes a long way. Jason and Calguns helped me do that. I am also appreciative that the CHP acted professionally, during they search and review to 'inventory' my stuff.
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