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Thanks in advance to anyone who tries to help answer my question.
Background:
I'm a 20 year old male(soon to be 21) from the South-Houston area of Texas. A very close friend of mine was recently accepted into a College about 4 hours away from me, and I would like to go visit every now and then.
Problem:
Some of the roads I'll be traveling on, have a reputation for being uninhabited and dangerous at night/early am (when I'll be traveling). I'd like to take a firearm with me when I go visit her, just to be on the safe side. I don't anticipate a problem, but in today's world you never know who is going to try and run you off the road, rob you, and kill you.
I would like to know if it would be lawful for me to carry some type of handgun in my glove box when I travel. If it is, can you name the specific law and amendment to said law (if that applies). I don't mind looking them up myself if you can provide the name of the bill. I'd like to print them out as a reference if I'm ever stopped by a police officer and hassled.
Also, I'll more than likely be staying overnight in the dorm (which is fine by the college's policy (especially since hotels are so expensive). Is there any particular law that says a firearm can't be left in the glove box?
Pretty much, I'd like to be able to go on this trip with said firearm in my glovebox, without ever having to take it out. I'd like to put it in there, and take it out when I get back home from the trip.
I understand that there is always a "risk" of the officer not knowing the law, but I am willing to take that risk. I have an excellent defense attorney if that ever hypothetically became a problem.
Again, thank you to anyone who attempts to help answer this question. I've heard a lot of different answers from a lot of different people (my local police department said I'm not even supposed to have a handgun if I'm not 21, and I know that much isn't true). If you can't ask the police, who can you ask?