Full Timing With Weapons
As a fulltime RV’er traveling from State to State what is your general understanding of carrying weapons from one State to another? I do not have a concealed carry permit but I do keep a .45 cal in...
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Dianne, I believe that life is full of lessons, some are harder than others, and this one could have been a lot worst. Going forward I have to make some serious decisions about having a gun.
If you click on the link below (The California Firearms Laws Summary) from the California Attorney General’s website, and go to the top of page (7) seven, it reads:
“Unless otherwise unlawful, any person over the age of 18 who is not prohibited from possessing firearms may have a loaded or unloaded firearm at his or her place of residence, temporary residence, campsite or on private property owned or lawfully possessed by the person.”
The California Firearms Laws Summary
Now I understand that the key in the above quoted statement is “Unless otherwise unlawful,” But I had been RVing and carrying my handgun with me for many years in California, prior to my incident, and did not have any problems whatsoever. So this was just another camping trip for me, which turned out to be a lesson about carrying a gun in my RV at State Parks which I evidently needed to learn.
The second link below might leave you scratching your head, because it says that it is okay to have an "unloaded gun" with you while camping at a California State Park. It quotes a statute but I think the information given is less than trustworthy.
California Gun Laws at State Parks
As I stated earlier, the lawyers I spoke with, and the park ranger whom I met about a month after receiving the citation, both said that the park police do not usually do anything about a camper having a gun unless it in some ways bothers other campers. I did do some research a number of years ago before starting to carry a gun with me while camping at state parks, but obviously my research was incomplete.
So the lesson is not to let anyone see that I have a gun; although, as one person who posted a comment on this thread said “don’t even tell the police that you have a gun.” But I have a problem with that, because lying to a law enforcement officer can bring additional charges if the truth is exposed. I am now full-time RVing and if I’m going to keep my gun then I have to make some serious decisions regarding that gun, especially when I camp on military bases or state parks.
Larry:)
If you click on the link below (The California Firearms Laws Summary) from the California Attorney General’s website, and go to the top of page (7) seven, it reads:
“Unless otherwise unlawful, any person over the age of 18 who is not prohibited from possessing firearms may have a loaded or unloaded firearm at his or her place of residence, temporary residence, campsite or on private property owned or lawfully possessed by the person.”
The California Firearms Laws Summary
Now I understand that the key in the above quoted statement is “Unless otherwise unlawful,” But I had been RVing and carrying my handgun with me for many years in California, prior to my incident, and did not have any problems whatsoever. So this was just another camping trip for me, which turned out to be a lesson about carrying a gun in my RV at State Parks which I evidently needed to learn.
The second link below might leave you scratching your head, because it says that it is okay to have an "unloaded gun" with you while camping at a California State Park. It quotes a statute but I think the information given is less than trustworthy.
California Gun Laws at State Parks
As I stated earlier, the lawyers I spoke with, and the park ranger whom I met about a month after receiving the citation, both said that the park police do not usually do anything about a camper having a gun unless it in some ways bothers other campers. I did do some research a number of years ago before starting to carry a gun with me while camping at state parks, but obviously my research was incomplete.
So the lesson is not to let anyone see that I have a gun; although, as one person who posted a comment on this thread said “don’t even tell the police that you have a gun.” But I have a problem with that, because lying to a law enforcement officer can bring additional charges if the truth is exposed. I am now full-time RVing and if I’m going to keep my gun then I have to make some serious decisions regarding that gun, especially when I camp on military bases or state parks.
Larry:)
