PLUR
Regular Member
First off, thanks to you guys for begin so quick to respond when I post questions here. With that out of the way I have another one for y'all.
Over the years I've had a few friends of mine get in trouble with the law and a few of them have been charged with felonies. I am not one to turn my back on someone and most of these people have turned their lives around since those days but those charges do follow you around for a long time. Recently one of these friends showed up at my place in the dead of night looking for a place to stay (trouble with the wife, thought it best to leave) and I let him crash for the night.
I know he's not supposed to be around or have access to guns so that got me thinking, is he allowed to be in my house? Over the last two years I have fell into a bit of a collection of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Word got around the family that I shoot and they just keep sending them my way either to be cleaned/fixed or just for me to keep. A lot of them didn't have kids interested in taking care of these firearms so I ended up with them.
I'd hate for my friend to get in trouble because he stayed in my home or I entered his while OCing. Can I enter his house with my firearm? Does a holstered firearm on my person mean he has access to it under the law? What if I pick him up walking and have it holstered on my hip, or a shotgun in the rack? Is he breaking the law by accepting the ride?
I know this is "on him" but I'm trying to be a little proactive in this.
Over the years I've had a few friends of mine get in trouble with the law and a few of them have been charged with felonies. I am not one to turn my back on someone and most of these people have turned their lives around since those days but those charges do follow you around for a long time. Recently one of these friends showed up at my place in the dead of night looking for a place to stay (trouble with the wife, thought it best to leave) and I let him crash for the night.
I know he's not supposed to be around or have access to guns so that got me thinking, is he allowed to be in my house? Over the last two years I have fell into a bit of a collection of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Word got around the family that I shoot and they just keep sending them my way either to be cleaned/fixed or just for me to keep. A lot of them didn't have kids interested in taking care of these firearms so I ended up with them.
I'd hate for my friend to get in trouble because he stayed in my home or I entered his while OCing. Can I enter his house with my firearm? Does a holstered firearm on my person mean he has access to it under the law? What if I pick him up walking and have it holstered on my hip, or a shotgun in the rack? Is he breaking the law by accepting the ride?
I know this is "on him" but I'm trying to be a little proactive in this.