Trip20
Regular Member
Current Case law says that a locked glove box or console is within reach and hidden...
The DOJ FAQ obviously supports this point of view. You are correct that a rear passenger can access a firearm in the trunk with a 1/2 fold down rear seat. You could argue that case law supports this premise if you so choose to do..
It is precisely for those people who will choose to forgo a permit that discussion of 941.23 is relevant. 167.31 is irrelevant as it no longer applies to handguns and has zero to do with concealed weapons being hidden, within reach, etc. 167.31 now only applies to long guns and this board is not concerned with long gun carry.
Until someone appeals a conviction and has the courts rule otherwise, current case law is all we have for guidelines...
Emphasis mine.
I was just reading the newer DOJ FAQ and the "important note" really seems to suggest a caveat with open carry in a vehicle. I don't read the law as often as the rest of you but it really looks like a contradiction between what the new Act allows, and the definition of "concealed" according to case law... or am I off base here?
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