JOESEEB
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I have OC'ed a few times recently in which I never got in to a car as I'm not clear on the rules. i know that you can not carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle so this means unloading when you getin and reloading when you get out. As I carry with a round in the chamber this means dropping the mag, upholstering and ejecting the round. meaning that you must DRAW the firearm, but wont that make people nervous? cops get called? how do you go about this with out people freaking out? can you sit in the car and unload out of sight or is that considered carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle?
my dad told me once that if you dont have one in the chamber you might as well not carry. as it is a danger to you and those around you. this requires you to jack a round in before you can fire so its pointless for defencive purposes.
my second question is where do you put the firearm while your driving? keep it in the holster (unloaded), in the seat next to you? in the trunk(then you have to open trunk and remove it every time you get in and out of the car)(this also make you have to load and unload in visible sight to anyone around you)?
I want to carry but I dint want the cops to get called cus im Brandishing a weapon. I have lived in wash. for 4 years but only recently got asidearm so im not clear on the rules. in Oregon you must put the weapon in aclosed containerand so it is not readily available, but what about wash.
I have read Washington state law but as far as i can tell it just says no loaded firearms in cars without a CPL. It is my assumption (i know all about assumptions thats why i ask) that as long as it is not loaded ( the mag out and chamber empty) that it can still be on your hip in its holster. is this assumption wrong or just not wise?
Thanks in advance for all the advice.
I have OC'ed a few times recently in which I never got in to a car as I'm not clear on the rules. i know that you can not carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle so this means unloading when you getin and reloading when you get out. As I carry with a round in the chamber this means dropping the mag, upholstering and ejecting the round. meaning that you must DRAW the firearm, but wont that make people nervous? cops get called? how do you go about this with out people freaking out? can you sit in the car and unload out of sight or is that considered carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle?
my dad told me once that if you dont have one in the chamber you might as well not carry. as it is a danger to you and those around you. this requires you to jack a round in before you can fire so its pointless for defencive purposes.
my second question is where do you put the firearm while your driving? keep it in the holster (unloaded), in the seat next to you? in the trunk(then you have to open trunk and remove it every time you get in and out of the car)(this also make you have to load and unload in visible sight to anyone around you)?
I want to carry but I dint want the cops to get called cus im Brandishing a weapon. I have lived in wash. for 4 years but only recently got asidearm so im not clear on the rules. in Oregon you must put the weapon in aclosed containerand so it is not readily available, but what about wash.
I have read Washington state law but as far as i can tell it just says no loaded firearms in cars without a CPL. It is my assumption (i know all about assumptions thats why i ask) that as long as it is not loaded ( the mag out and chamber empty) that it can still be on your hip in its holster. is this assumption wrong or just not wise?
Thanks in advance for all the advice.