Well it is still a (mode of) conveyance in the general sense...In that there may be some other provisions in the law that regulate the carrying or posession of firearms on a vehicle designed to operate on the water...txinvestigator wrote:Probably not, as traveling usually involves going somewhere, rather than up and down a river, or round and around on a lake.llwatson wrote:Hmmm... wouldn't he be "traveling"?txinvestigator wrote: Without a CHL carrying a handgun on or about your person is a crime, unless you meet one of the other non-aaplicability of 46.15. Being on a boat is not an exception.
And the presumption would not apply as it requires the person be in a Private Motor vehicle.
I recall a heated discussion (last year?) about the way the Coast Guard conducts their shipboardings when weapons are admitted to by the civilian operators, and or discovered...
If we thought that unlicensed car carry was a volitile subject...Do it on the water and see what happens...I shudder to think...
But then again the last significant watercraft I was on sported a couple of big 5" guns...And nobody seemed to have a problem with that...Or bothered to raise an issue about it...
Personally I do not see a difference between unlicensed car carry, and boat carry...Both methods of conveyance frown upon operating same while under the influence, both menthods require registration of the conveyance, and boats require a few more safety items to be able to operate legally without any problems from the state and its enforcement agencies...
The only "real" signs I've seen on the water are "NO WAKE ZONE!"
What they really need is one at the loading ramp saying:
"Don't forget the bilge plug!" or something else nautical...Geesh I dunno...