Are We Allowed to have a gun in an RV for protection?

DutchmenSport wrote:

fdwarren wrote:
... With so much of the world going to the dogs, I want to feel safe while I camp.

Maybe a bit off-topic, but maybe right on-topic.... actually, a dog is a good thing to have when traveling and camping and really no need for a firearm. A good, well behaved dog, and one that barks when there is really a need to bark is a priceless companion and protector. More than likely, you'll never be bothered by any ("rif-raff") if you have a good dog that likes to bark at strangers and anyone appearing to invade his turf. Our dog is our best protection, even if he is only a long hair miniature dachshund. He definitely let's the world know he's there ... so you know ... maybe the world HAS gone to the dogs!

My Rotty is the sweetest dog in the neighborhood, until someone knocks on the door or sticks there head up to look into a window. When she barks no one sticks around. Even people who know her step back and away.

Campgrounds always ask if I have an aggressive breed. I alway reply, You mean a Chihuahua?

fdwarren wrote:
... With so much of the world going to the dogs, I want to feel safe while I camp.

Maybe a bit off-topic, but maybe right on-topic.... actually, a dog is a good thing to have when traveling and camping and really no need for a firearm. A good, well behaved dog, and one that barks when there is really a need to bark is a priceless companion and protector. More than likely, you'll never be bothered by any ("rif-raff") if you have a good dog that likes to bark at strangers and anyone appearing to invade his turf. Our dog is our best protection, even if he is only a long hair miniature dachshund. He definitely let's the world know he's there ... so you know ... maybe the world HAS gone to the dogs!

Don't forget Canada if you're heading north.
They have a No gun policy, even if locked in a gun safe.
You will be arrested if found with a firearm regardless of type.
They even arrested an American tourist that got on the wrong road and just tried to make a U-turn on the Canadian side of the border.

Bear pepper spray is a great idea, 30'-50' range, you can sweep a large area in a fraction of a second, and if you make a mistake it's non fatal.

Bear spray...Small bear's droppings have berries in them. Large bears droppings have bells in them and smell like pepper.

If you want to know where it is legal to have the firearm and where it is not, this is not the place to ask the question. If you want to take a chance and carry either on your person or in the RV, You need to be the only person that knows that and if you ever really need to use it, sort it out then. Sad to say there are just so many laws in each state, I don't think you could ever be legal every where you go. Unless you are retired law enforcement, they have special rights.

Long term residents at CGs may look like rif raf but majority are really good, hard working folks

Most rif raf boondock at Walmarts

I still believe in 2nd Amendment

fdwarren wrote:
Thank you all for very good info. What a great forum this is. With so much of the world going to the dogs, I want to feel safe while I camp. I like the bear spray idea.
Do you find that the riff raff stays away from RV campgrounds?

At the real touristy spots, like Yellowstone and Grand Canyon, yes, you don't see a lot of shady types.

But in some of the closer-in campgrounds, near large cities, you have that possibility, especially in campgrounds that have a lot of long-term RVs.

I always have a firearm with me when we travel. Just like I have two fire extinguishers in my truck. I hope to never need them.

I've stayed at a few, shall we say, sub-optimal campgrounds. I've never had any concerns about the safety and well-being of my family at any of them.

Thank you all for very good info. What a great forum this is. With so much of the world going to the dogs, I want to feel safe while I camp. I like the bear spray idea.
Do you find that the riff raff stays away from RV campgrounds?

fdwarren wrote:
Is it legal to carry a firearm in an RV. I am not paranoid, but I like to be prepared.

He said "FIREARM" why does every one assume hand gun. ????

A little shot gun works best. The knock down power of a 12 gauge slug is 100 times better than a hand gun. It's easier to control and the state to state laws are not as strict.

In my experience there is a huge variation in data provided by the sources suggested and that includes LEOs. I would check with any State where there may be a question on legality on you part. What I'm saying is, don't believe everything you read or little if anything given on here as absolute fact.

I used to carry back in the days of tent camping with my DW and DDs, today however, I only transport, never carry, if we are going to our desert home or someplace where we can shoot safely.

There is just too much going on with nervous LEOs and over zealous gun owners and I have never needed a gun for protection while traveling. That's just my opinion and I know it is not popular in many places. I am a gun owner and my children and grandchildren a well schooled in the proper use of handguns, long rifles and shotguns and I support the Second Amendment, I just don't find the need to carry while in my RV.

There certainly is misinformation here, but keep in mind, the web has information, not necessarily facts. Here is a chart that maybe helpful when traveling with a concealed weapons permit.
http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USReciprocity.pdf