Question about firearm in vehicle.

[JoshIronshaft]

Or you plan on crashing your vehicle into a post office, court building, K-12 school, etc.

[The Unknown 1087]

Thanks everyone!

[Gun]

There is a lot of back and forth on previous posts. There is a lot of: "Yes that's fine" or "no" or "no, only to and from the range"

I read this, and you never even describe what kind of guns to consider in this opening post.

[esh21167]

Definitions are always important:

"Firearm." Any pistol or revolver with a barrel length less than 15 inches, any shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches or any rifle with a barrel length less than 16 inches, or any pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches. The barrel length of a firearm shall be determined by measuring from the muzzle of the barrel to the face of the closed action, bolt or cylinder, whichever is applicable.

This is all you need to know.

LTCF you're good for indirect travel with handguns. Long guns you're always good as long as they're unloaded as Knight described.

Spot on. A rifle is not a 'firearm.' Unloaded and separate rifle and mag storage is good to go.

[thanker92]

I often wonder what they were smoking when they decided that a rifle wasn't a firearm.

[Statkowski]

A rifle is a firearm.

A shotgun is a firearm.

A pistol is a firearm.

A revolver is a firearm.

However, in order that a License to Carry Firearms not include rifles and shotguns they were deemed not to be firearms for that particular section of the Uniform Firearms Act.

[The Unknown 1087]

I read this, and you never even describe what kind of guns to consider in this opening post.

Sorry about that. I thought I did. Anyways is an AR-15 and shot gun.

[rwilson452]

Sorry about that. I thought I did. Anyways is an AR-15 and shot gun.

You cannot have a loaded rifle or shotgun in a vehicle at any time, even leaning on it. The ammo must be in a separate container. No limits on transport that I know of. SBR and sawed off shotguns are a different matter.

[SevenMilePete]

You cannot have a loaded rifle or shotgun in a vehicle at any time, even leaning on it. The ammo must be in a separate container. No limits on transport that I know of. SBR and sawed off shotguns are a different matter.

Yep. I was once followed by a WCO back to my car while deer hunting. Unbeknownst to him, I had unloaded it, a winchester 94, immediately on leaving the woods. As I sat in the back of my wagon changing my boots, I laid the rifle in the luggage area next to me. He really thought he had me. The look of surprise on his face when he operated the lever, and nothing came out was priceless.

[PAMedic=F|A=]

You cannot have a loaded rifle or shotgun in a vehicle at any time, even leaning on it. The ammo must be in a separate container. No limits on transport that I know of. SBR and sawed off shotguns are a different matter.

Right. Because they are not rifles or shotguns.

They are firearms.