Driving to washington Legal question

[carlos4840]

I'm going to Washington with my family for Christmas to visit my grandparents I will be passing through Oregon I will be taking my Ak47 and ruger 10/22 Is their anything I need to know about laws?I figured rifles locked in the back ammo in the front Anything I need to know?Thank you in advance

[retired]

You don't say whether the AK is a RAW, a featureless or a radlock type. You also said the rifles would be in the back. The back of what; the back seat, the trunk of a car or the bed/toolbox of a pickup with or without a shell on it for example.

The above may or may not make a difference as you travel thru Ca., Oregon and finally to Washington. All three states may have some different laws, that if not followed could possibly result in problems if you aren't aware of them.

Specific info about the firearm might help obtain some info from members here for traveling in Ca. You might want to check Oregon and Washington state laws for transporting firearms.

[carlos4840]

It has a bullet button and will be in trunk with a safety lock on it.

[Quiet]

Unloaded and in a locked container with ammo separate from the firearm is a legal method to transport the firearm from CA to WA and back.

[Moto]

Per handgunlaw.us:

Oregon has no State law against carrying a loaded handgun in your car as long as it’s : (a) Not concealed or (b) “Not readily accessible.” (If Concealed) “Not readily accessible" (for now) means: (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a handgun is readily accessible within the meaning of this section if the handgun is within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. (b) If a vehicle has no storage location that is outside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a handgun is not readily accessible within the meaning of this section if: (A) The handgun is stored in a closed and locked glove compartment, center console or other container; and (B) The key is not inserted into the lock, if the glove compartment, center console or other container unlocks with a key. However, localities are allowed to regulate loaded firearms in “public places” which now includes your car. This only applies to people without CHL’s.
So you need to check local regulations. In Portland, for example, you may not have a loaded gun anywhere in your car and you may not even have loaded magazines separate from the handgun. It must still, however, be either visible or “not readily accessible."
State Law.
166.250 Unlawful Possession of Firearms.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or ORS 166.260, 166.270, 166.274, 166.291, 166.292 or 166.410 to 166.470, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm if the person knowingly:
(a) Carries any firearm concealed upon the person; (b) Possesses a handgun that is concealed and readily accessible to the person within any vehicle; or (c) Possesses a firearm and: (A) Is under 18 years of age; (B)(i) While a minor, was found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for having committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence, as defined in ORS 166.470; and (ii) Was discharged from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court within four years prior to being charged under this section; (C) Has been convicted of a felony or found guilty, except for insanity under ORS 161.295, of a felony; (D) Was committed to the Department of Human Services under ORS 426.130; or (E) Was found to be mentally ill and subject to an order under ORS 426.130 that the person be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm as a result of that mental illness. (2) This section does not prohibit: (a) A minor, who is not otherwise prohibited under subsection (1)(c) of this section, from possessing...


But I don't think this applies to liberal, heroin infested Portland.

[Jongage]

Unloaded and in a locked container with ammo separate from the firearm is a legal method to transport the firearm from CA to WA and back.

I think that only applies to handguns, not rifles

[Quiet]

I think that only applies to handguns, not rifles

It complies with Federal laws.


18 USC 926A
Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

18 USC 922
(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.
(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—
(iii) that is—
(I) not loaded; and
(II) in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;