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I've heard previously about false information being promulgated by some gun ranges, etc. in the past, but had never experienced anything first hand until today, all because I curious of what I read in an online review was true.
I visited the The Gun Room in Elk Grove (just south of Sacramento today). I had only been there once before and hadn't had a bad experience and am still okay with the place. I had read a post in a Yelp review where someone complained about getting chewed out for coming in with his magazines in the same case as his handgun. To avoid conflict, I had already put my magazines in my ammo bag before driving there. I was already done checking in when I asked the guy about this. He seemed a bit perturbed and asked if I had read this on CalGuns. I grinned and said "no, on an online review I checked to get your address." He said they've never done such a thing, but then said they would have said that if the magazines contained ammunition as it's illegal for ammunition to be locked in the same container as the handgun. I told him that I wasn't there to argue with him but to practice for my CCW qualification this weekend, but that I had read the law and that was not correct. He wasn't disrespectful, but said he knew it was the law and that it was even in the test for the Handgun Safety Certificate. A light bulb went off in my head as I had recalled that being on the test, but I told him that was a safety recommendation but not the law. He told me to go read the sections of the law in the entryway which they have posted in ceiling panels. I went on to do my shooting and did look at the ceiling panels when I was leaving but this was not among the things covered. They only mentioned our obligation to keep handguns out of the hands of people younger than 18 and about the requirement to pick up a handgun within 30 days after DROS (I think).
Anyways, I thought I would bring this up to help explain where a bit of this confusion apparently originates. See item 6 near the top of page 9 at http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/hscsg.pdf which reads:
I don't plan to be going to this establishment anytime soon, but maybe someone else can print out information from the CHP at http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html which reads:
I realize it's not a high priority for CalGuns, but I wonder if maybe it would be worthwhile to related to the DOJ that they are helping spread a bad understanding of the law.
I visited the The Gun Room in Elk Grove (just south of Sacramento today). I had only been there once before and hadn't had a bad experience and am still okay with the place. I had read a post in a Yelp review where someone complained about getting chewed out for coming in with his magazines in the same case as his handgun. To avoid conflict, I had already put my magazines in my ammo bag before driving there. I was already done checking in when I asked the guy about this. He seemed a bit perturbed and asked if I had read this on CalGuns. I grinned and said "no, on an online review I checked to get your address." He said they've never done such a thing, but then said they would have said that if the magazines contained ammunition as it's illegal for ammunition to be locked in the same container as the handgun. I told him that I wasn't there to argue with him but to practice for my CCW qualification this weekend, but that I had read the law and that was not correct. He wasn't disrespectful, but said he knew it was the law and that it was even in the test for the Handgun Safety Certificate. A light bulb went off in my head as I had recalled that being on the test, but I told him that was a safety recommendation but not the law. He told me to go read the sections of the law in the entryway which they have posted in ceiling panels. I went on to do my shooting and did look at the ceiling panels when I was leaving but this was not among the things covered. They only mentioned our obligation to keep handguns out of the hands of people younger than 18 and about the requirement to pick up a handgun within 30 days after DROS (I think).
Anyways, I thought I would bring this up to help explain where a bit of this confusion apparently originates. See item 6 near the top of page 9 at http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/hscsg.pdf which reads:
6. Store your gun safely and securely to prevent unauthorized use.
Guns and ammunition should be stored separately.
Guns and ammunition should be stored separately.
I will be traveling to California and want to carry my weapon. I currently have a concealed weapon permit. How can I legally transport my weapon while driving through the state?
California law does not recognize concealed weapon permits from other states; therefore, they would not be held valid. If you wish to transport a handgun during your California visit, it should be carried unloaded in a locked container. In the absence of a suitable container, you may secure the unloaded handgun in the locked trunk of a passenger car. Ammunition may be kept in the same container or trunk, but the handgun must remain unloaded with no rounds in the cylinder and no loaded magazines in the magazine well.
If you have additional questions, contact the California Department of Justice at 916-227-3703.
California law does not recognize concealed weapon permits from other states; therefore, they would not be held valid. If you wish to transport a handgun during your California visit, it should be carried unloaded in a locked container. In the absence of a suitable container, you may secure the unloaded handgun in the locked trunk of a passenger car. Ammunition may be kept in the same container or trunk, but the handgun must remain unloaded with no rounds in the cylinder and no loaded magazines in the magazine well.
If you have additional questions, contact the California Department of Justice at 916-227-3703.
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