Wolfgang999
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I have carry permit. In my car does the pistol still have to be concealed or is loaded open carry then legal in the Car?
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RCW 9.41.010 said:(14) "Loaded" means:
(a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the firearm;
(b) Cartridges are in a clip that is locked in place in the firearm;
(c) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the firearm, if the firearm is a revolver;
(d) There is a cartridge in the tube or magazine that is inserted in the action; or
(e) There is a ball in the barrel and the firearm is capped or primed if the firearm is a muzzle loader.
Acceptable ways to carry in a vehicle.
a) You may open carry the firearm, unloaded without a permit as long as its openly visible or duck taped to your forehead.
b) You may open carry the firearm, loaded WITH a permit.
c) You may conceal carry the firearm, unloaded WITH a permit.
d) You may conceal carry the firearm, loaded WITH a permit.
I know we generally don't cover long arm carry, but since slapmonkay used "firearm" instead of "pistol" in his examples, it should be noted that loaded long arms are not allowed in vehicles.
Good catch, I should have used pistol.
For those that may not know, the rifle/shotgun restriction is coming out of FWP Hunting RCW 77.15.460.
I want help re I have carry permit but if I am driving or as a passenger does my weapon in the car on my person still have to be concealed from other motorists?
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Correct me if I am wrong, but, I recall reading that if you have a carry permit and are in a car the gun has to be carried on your person. Not sitting on the seat next to you or placed under your leg.
Actually taping it to your forhead would be more legal than the gun sitting on the seat next to you.
If you have no permit then the handgun has to be unloaded and out of sight.
RCW 9.41.050
Carrying firearms.
(2)(a) A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol
and:
(i) The pistol is on the licensee's person,
(ii) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there,
or
(iii) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
c) You may conceal carry the firearm, unloaded WITH a permit.
Please cite. I can't seem to find that requirement. (How does a non permit holder get a new gun home if this is the law?)
Please cite. I can't seem to find that requirement. (How does a non permit holder get a new gun home if this is the law?)
RCW 9.41.050 said:(1)(a) Except in the person's place of abode or fixed place of business, a person shall not carry a pistol concealed on his or her person without a license to carry a concealed pistol.
(b) Every licensee shall have his or her concealed pistol license in his or her immediate possession at all times that he or she is required by this section to have a concealed pistol license and shall display the same upon demand to any police officer or to any other person when and if required by law to do so. Any violation of this subsection (1)(b) shall be a class 1 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and shall be punished accordingly pursuant to chapter 7.80 RCW and the infraction rules for courts of limited jurisdiction.
(2)(a) A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol and: (i) The pistol is on the licensee's person, (ii) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or (iii) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(3)(a) A person at least eighteen years of age who is in possession of an unloaded pistol shall not leave the unloaded pistol in a vehicle unless the unloaded pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(4) Nothing in this section permits the possession of firearms illegal to possess under state or federal law.
RCW 9.41.060(9) said:(9) Any person while carrying a pistol unloaded and in a closed opaque case or secure wrapper;
If I had heroin in the back of my hatchback a passenger in the back seat would be prosecuted for possession of heroin if the police felt like arresting them. How is this different?Not until they picked up the gun and left the vehicle with it.