CaliforniaJinx
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First off, I am an OVER 21 male from California traveling to Arizona.
Also, I want to thank everybody for their response to this in advance, good or bad. Before you read through my long thread, I will say that I have browsed this site all day and I am posting what I believe to be my rights within the law. I am just confirming as I don't want to be in any trouble.
I will be in the area of Tucson and Tombstone in a few weeks. I have a general understanding of the law but I just want to make absolutely sure not to get into any hot water. I will be camping and traveling many back roads in Southeast AZ and will most likely run into several border checkpoints along the way. This is where I get kind of scared being from California.
Since I'm from California, everything inside me screams, "Lock up the handgun in a storage case, store the ammo separately, make sure it's not loaded." Obviously I don't have to do that in Arizona, but stuff you can do there scares the crap out of me because it's illegal where I come from.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. I plan to possibly be in and out of National Forest/BLM land while camping and will be taking 2 handguns and a shotgun. Please correct me if any of these are wrong or if you have any helpful tips.
Stuff I can do:
1. I may carry a loaded gun in the glove compartment (it does not lock).
2. I may carry a loaded gun on my hip in a holster.
3. I may open carry or concealed carry at my campsite.
4. I may keep my gun stored loaded in my backpack in the back of the truck.
5. I may keep a shotgun out of sight (concealed) within my vehicle.
6. If a cop or border patrol agent asked me if I have a concealed weapon, I should answer YES SIR.
7. I'm assuming jacketed hollow point bullets are okay.
8. I may LOCK my gun up in a lockable container at any point and that is okay.
Stuff I should NOT do:
1. I should NOT stuff the gun inside the side of the door in the truck (storage area).
2. I should NOT keep the gun stuffed under the seat.
3. I should NOT keep the gun hidden anywhere near me that's not the glove compartment or my hip in a holster.
I'm sorry if these seem like dumb questions. I am from California and half the things on this list would get me a felony. So you can understand my apprehension about keeping a gun in the glove compartment. That scares the crap out of me to be honest. I'm so used to NOT doing that and it's honestly giving me a bit of anxiety. I feel like just locking my gun up in a container the whole trip but then again, why should I?
Also, I want to thank everybody for their response to this in advance, good or bad. Before you read through my long thread, I will say that I have browsed this site all day and I am posting what I believe to be my rights within the law. I am just confirming as I don't want to be in any trouble.
I will be in the area of Tucson and Tombstone in a few weeks. I have a general understanding of the law but I just want to make absolutely sure not to get into any hot water. I will be camping and traveling many back roads in Southeast AZ and will most likely run into several border checkpoints along the way. This is where I get kind of scared being from California.
Since I'm from California, everything inside me screams, "Lock up the handgun in a storage case, store the ammo separately, make sure it's not loaded." Obviously I don't have to do that in Arizona, but stuff you can do there scares the crap out of me because it's illegal where I come from.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. I plan to possibly be in and out of National Forest/BLM land while camping and will be taking 2 handguns and a shotgun. Please correct me if any of these are wrong or if you have any helpful tips.
Stuff I can do:
1. I may carry a loaded gun in the glove compartment (it does not lock).
2. I may carry a loaded gun on my hip in a holster.
3. I may open carry or concealed carry at my campsite.
4. I may keep my gun stored loaded in my backpack in the back of the truck.
5. I may keep a shotgun out of sight (concealed) within my vehicle.
6. If a cop or border patrol agent asked me if I have a concealed weapon, I should answer YES SIR.
7. I'm assuming jacketed hollow point bullets are okay.
8. I may LOCK my gun up in a lockable container at any point and that is okay.
Stuff I should NOT do:
1. I should NOT stuff the gun inside the side of the door in the truck (storage area).
2. I should NOT keep the gun stuffed under the seat.
3. I should NOT keep the gun hidden anywhere near me that's not the glove compartment or my hip in a holster.
I'm sorry if these seem like dumb questions. I am from California and half the things on this list would get me a felony. So you can understand my apprehension about keeping a gun in the glove compartment. That scares the crap out of me to be honest. I'm so used to NOT doing that and it's honestly giving me a bit of anxiety. I feel like just locking my gun up in a container the whole trip but then again, why should I?
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