ChristCrusader
Regular Member
Hello all! Ive recently been looking into open carry and have been lurking here on the forums for a few days. Lots of valuable info here! Thanks to all...
That said, I live near a high volume of schools, making it near impossible to open carry from my home to just about any places that I frequent. My question is this: while transporting a firearm in my vehicle, without a chp, through a school zone, said firearm must be unloaded and in a LOCKED container, no exceptions. Is this the concensus? Just looking for some feedback as I have found no evidence to the contrary. Thanks in advance!
Federal law allows you to transport a firearm unloaded in a locked container:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922
18-922.(2)(A) It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.
(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—
(iii) that is—
(I) not loaded; and
(II) in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
VA law allows similar, but without the "locked" stipulation:
§ 18.2-308.1. Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to... (vi) a person who possesses an unloaded firearm that is in a closed container, or a knife having a metal blade, in or upon a motor vehicle, or an unloaded shotgun or rifle in a firearms rack in or upon a motor vehicle;
IANAL
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