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    Default Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Can I drive around with an unloaded Mossberg 500 in the trunk right now in PA? It would be in an unlocked softcase with a box of buckshot in a separate bin in the trunk.

    Sorry, I used to know all the laws off the top of my head, and having a shotgun and ammo separate like that used to be ok. But I don’t know with this state of emergency stuff going in, I just wanted to check. I used to have a LTCF so this was never an issue bc I would carry pistols, but I let it lapse years ago.

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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Yup. except it doesn't have to be in the trunk, in a case, or ammo separate, just not loaded. Nothing in chamber or mag tube.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinBrody View Post
    Can I drive around with an unloaded Mossberg 500 in the trunk right now in PA? It would be in an unlocked softcase with a box of buckshot in a separate bin in the trunk.

    Sorry, I used to know all the laws off the top of my head, and having a shotgun and ammo separate like that used to be ok. But I don*t know with this state of emergency stuff going in, I just wanted to check. I used to have a LTCF so this was never an issue bc I would carry pistols, but I let it lapse years ago.
    And I don't think that an LTCF has any bearing on what's legal with a shotgun.
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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Thanks guys for the quick verification!

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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    And I don't think that an LTCF has any bearing on what's legal with a shotgun.
    Except that it DOES, right now, as it has since 2018. The OP *might* be fine with the gun in his trunk, but carrying it on any public property, without a LTCF, it a legal risk at the moment.
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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Buck shot , now that is my ammo of choice, I prefer #00.

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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Piggyback question: Does an unloaded long gun even need to be cased in a vehicle if no ammo for it is in the vehicle?

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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Quote Originally Posted by esh21167 View Post
    Piggyback question: Does an unloaded long gun even need to be cased in a vehicle if no ammo for it is in the vehicle?
    I am not sure but I'll toss my guess out as a 'no'. But I do everything I can to keep any kind of gun out of sight in the event I get stopped by the lawman. It would most certainly induce further conversation and IMO, less is better when it comes to that.
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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    I've always been under the impression that carrying any long gun , even unloaded , was a no-no unless going to/from a range or hunt.

    But perhaps not.


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    Long Guns
    (These are rifles that have a barrel 16* or longer, and shotguns that have a barrel 18* or longer.)

    1.) An individual who may legally possess can carry an unloaded long gun in his/her car.
    2.) An individual who does or does not have a valid License to Carry Firearms (LTCF) cannot carry a loaded long gun in his/her car.
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    Default Re: Unloaded shotgun is ok in trunk right?

    Quote Originally Posted by esh21167 View Post
    Piggyback question: Does an unloaded long gun even need to be cased in a vehicle if no ammo for it is in the vehicle?
    Ammo or no ammo is OK for any long gun. Just not loaded. Not certain about loaded mags, such as AR or AK. How they are to be stored. I presume similar to a handgun with out LTCF, but not certain.

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