onlurker
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gmijackso wrote:
gmijackso wrote:
You bring up an interesting point. Are there any laws of transporting firearms that this would fall under, or is this a case where you're screwed as you're forced to commit a felony?Felid`Maximus wrote:I agree fully with the statement, and the language of the law, but pondered this on my way home this evening. I recently purchased a gun online. In order for me to get the gun, it was shipped UPS to the FFL. This means it was shipped in a box. Now, in order for the weapon to get from the truck to the FFL, it was carried by a person. Likewise, in order for me to get from the FFL to my truck and then to my home, it was carried by me. Now since it was in a box, and not discernible by ordinary observation, it was technically concealed all those times. BUT I had no ammo, and was obviously never a risk.Case law and AG opinions solidify the idea that guns can be hidden in cars but not carried concealed in containers held in the hand.
A firearm is concealed if it is not discernible from ordinary observation. Access to ammunition, or locking the container is irrelevant under the language of the law and no case law that I am aware of make it relevant either.
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Carrying openly and loaded is legal. Concealed, locked, and unloaded is a felony.