Did a search and didn't find what I was looking for but did see some gun talk in a few threads so I'm assuming it is okay to talk about here? If not, mods please feel free to delete.In researching handgun vehicle/RV carry laws in Calf. I readily find the rules about transport in locked container (NOT the glove box, etc.). I also see about using a gun for self defense in CA when life is threatened, etc. My question is, all the vehicle carry laws say for, "transport only". So, my question is, am I ever justified USING my gun as an out of state resident passing through? Basically, should I roll with my gun nearby (in a locked container) or should I just bury and store it until I am out of the state?

Better safe than sorry. A gun you can't get to is useless but it beats going to jail. This is exactly why firearms laws need to be standardized accross the country. One State denies people their rights and others are fairly unfettered. Have you looked at Handgunlaw.us? NRA site for stae information? CA.gov?

Don't know if this helps? (add link wasn't working, sorry)https://www.gop.gov/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-of-2017/

First nobody is going to come into your RV and search for guns. Second if you needed to use it and didn't; would that be worse than dealing with the police?I can and do always have a gun within reach; however a can of WASP spray is my first line of defense. (haven't used either)

The "locked container (NOT the glove box, etc.)" is one of the provisions of the Federal law that permits a gun owner to transport a gun from one place in which it's legal for him to have and carry it to another placer where it's legal for him to have it. This shields you to carry it THROUGH a state where it would be otherwise illegal. If you use this law to transport a gun through California, there are a number of other provisions of the law that you need to know and comply with. For example if you spend the night with a friend or relative, you then fall under California gun laws, which are draconian to say the least. There are others.My suggestion, Stay out of California. For a gun owner not licensed in California to try to bring a gun into the state for any reason is foolish. Add that to their unbelievable fuel prices, their tax structure, their absolutely unbelievably bad drivers and traffic jams and the terrible poor road conditions and filthy highway right of ways means that although we've been within a couple of miles of the state but have not been it for years. Your choice, but be careful.

Visit a State and you are subject to their laws. Guns and ammo have to be separate and locked up by law. Some people get searched. I live in Nevada and sometimes I forget.

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goducks10
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
I carry mine in a 'safe' place in the TT when traveling. I take it every time I go regardless of the laws in each state. My State is reciprotory with some but none are with CA. Never had an issue crossing into CA's border. They're more worried about my fruit.
azdryheat
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
Ed C is right, the cops aren't going to be searching your RV.
ppine
Explorer II
Apr 25, 2020
Visit a State and you are subject to their laws. Guns and ammo have to be separate and locked up by law. Some people get searched.

I live in Nevada and sometimes I forget.
pigman1
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
The "locked container (NOT the glove box, etc.)" is one of the provisions of the Federal law that permits a gun owner to transport a gun from one place in which it's legal for him to have and carry it to another placer where it's legal for him to have it. This shields you to carry it THROUGH a state where it would be otherwise illegal. If you use this law to transport a gun through California, there are a number of other provisions of the law that you need to know and comply with. For example if you spend the night with a friend or relative, you then fall under California gun laws, which are draconian to say the least. There are others.

My suggestion, Stay out of California. For a gun owner not licensed in California to try to bring a gun into the state for any reason is foolish. Add that to their unbelievable fuel prices, their tax structure, their absolutely unbelievably bad drivers and traffic jams and the terrible poor road conditions and filthy highway right of ways means that although we've been within a couple of miles of the state but have not been it for years. Your choice, but be careful.
Ed_C
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
First nobody is going to come into your RV and search for guns. Second if you needed to use it and didn't; would that be worse than dealing with the police?

I can and do always have a gun within reach; however a can of WASP spray is my first line of defense. (haven't used either)
MDKMDK
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
Don't know if this helps? (add link wasn't working, sorry)

https://www.gop.gov/concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-of-2017/
ken56
Explorer
Apr 25, 2020
Better safe than sorry. A gun you can't get to is useless but it beats going to jail. This is exactly why firearms laws need to be standardized accross the country. One State denies people their rights and others are fairly unfettered. Have you looked at Handgunlaw.us? NRA site for stae information? CA.gov?

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