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August 7th, 2007, 12:46 AM #1Grand Member
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Transport rules
I know it's legal to transport my weapon to/from the range/gunsmith if the weapon is locked up, the ammo is locked up, and the two are physically separated (right?). It dawned on me that folks who ride motorcycles may have a problem transporting "separated", since there's no way to actually physically separate the weapon and the ammo. How would one deal with this? I know, I know... no one's giving me legal advice, I'm responsible for my own actions, etc etc. It's more of a curiosity than anything.
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August 7th, 2007, 01:10 AM #2
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Nothing has to be "locked up" only seperated.
What type of "weapon" are you talking about, a handgun or a rifle?
How are you planning on transporting either one on a motorcycle?
Why can't the handgun and ammo be seperated?
If I were going to the range and didn't have a LTC, I'd buy one of those zippered cases for the handgun (or use the case the handgun came in) and put everything in a back pack. The handgun in the case would be seperated from the ammo, even though both are in the back pack.
"Loaded." A firearm is loaded if the firing chamber, the
nondetachable magazine or, in the case of a revolver, any of the
chambers of the cylinder contain ammunition capable of being
fired. In the case of a firearm which utilizes a detachable
magazine, the term shall mean a magazine suitable for use in
said firearm which magazine contains such ammunition and has
been inserted in the firearm or is in the same container or,
where the container has multiple compartments, the same
compartment thereof as the firearm.
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August 7th, 2007, 01:14 AM #3
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Steve have a look at http://www.pafoa.org/forum/concealed...r-permits.html and see if you can help us there pls.
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Re: Transport rules
I stand corrected. Thank you!
A handgun.
AHA! I hadn't even considered that. I'm glad I asked. I don't have a motorcycle, but was wondering how that would work. Thank you for the information. I'm pretty new to this, and am trying to educate myself.
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August 7th, 2007, 04:15 AM #5Banned
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Re: Transport rules
If you're just taking a handgun to the range on a motorcycle, i can see no reason why you just can't open carry....errr.....no, actually, can't do that in philly without a permit and it's not a good idea with one. Yeah, i'd say unloaded in seperate compartments of a backpack.
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Re: Transport rules
So is it illegal to open carry in your car? I live in pa.
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Re: Transport rules
In order to carry (which in this case means transport, on or off your person, openly or concealed) a firearm (which for most of this statute means a handgun, short-barrel rifle or short-barrel shotgun) in any vehicle you must either hold a license to carry or meet an enumerated exception (such as holding a license from another state, or going to/from home/gunstore/gunsmith/range).
If you mean "I don't have a license to carry but I thought that as long is it's in plain view I was cool, since PA is an open carry state?" then you were under same misimpression that many, many gun owners are.
Here's the key statute, "Firearms not to be carried without a license": http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/...TOKEN=98814110 There are some other statutes that are relevant to, but that's the core of it.Last edited by twency; May 4th, 2015 at 12:23 AM.
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May 4th, 2015, 08:41 AM #8
Re: Transport rules
Sure there is. In fact, I did it just this weekend on my way to Virginia and back (and I do it all the time).
Get a lockable luggage box for your motorcycle. I have a Givi Trekker 52 (http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/g...r-trekker-case). Then get two storage containers of some variety (bags, boxes, whatever). Put ammo in one, gun in the other. Then put them in the lockable luggage box. They are now locked, and physically separated into their own containers. If you want bonus points, you can use lockable containers too, and also lock open the slide on a semi-auto if you want to. In any event, they are clearly inaccessible to the rider (or the rider's passenger if you have one).Last edited by free; May 4th, 2015 at 08:44 AM.
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May 4th, 2015, 08:48 AM #9
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In PA, ammo and the gun(s) DO NOT have to be separated. Only loaded magazines have to be separated from the guns and for the guns to be empty.
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