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Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:44 am
by ldcarson
Guys I have been looking and googling this for a few hours now and can't find the answer.
Background: I am a TEXAS CHL holder, I am a US Gov. Employee assigned abroad. My firearms and ammo are kept here in Texas at my parents house in a safe. They have decided to move. I am home helping them packout. I will be driving one of their cars to another Texas City (Staying in state) I plan to carry all ammo and weapons in the car with me (Long Guns and Hand guns) Except for my concealed carry, all of the other guns will be in the trunk of the car with the Ammo. Is there anything that procludes me from doing this. Do I need to seperate Loaded magazines from Guns. All guns without mags are in one bag along with with Loaded Mags in seperate pouch of same bag, Long rifles and shot guns are not loaded, the rest of the ammo is in Ammo cases. From what can gather, as long as I have a valid CHL, drivers license this should be OK?
Comments?
Thanks for the responses up front...
Re: Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:00 am
by aceat64
You could have them all fully loaded and sitting in your front seat, unless they were handguns which have to be concealed. Your car basically counts as your home in Texas thanks to the Motorist Protection Act.
Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
(1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or
(2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control.
(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:
(1) the handgun is in plain view; or
(2) the person is:
(A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic;
(B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; or
(C) a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.
(a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with living quarters.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Re: Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:17 am
by ldcarson
Thanks for the quick answer!
Re: Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:03 am
by JNMAR
aceat64 wrote:You could have them all fully loaded and sitting in your front seat, unless they were handguns which have to be concealed. Your car basically counts as your home in Texas thanks to the Motorist Protection Act.
100% I carry a minimum of three, 1 rifle and 2 pistols, fully loaded in my truck with me every day. The rifle is in the passenger seat next to the console covered with one of my denim shirts, although it wouldn't have to be covered, and the pistols directly behind the console covered with a towel, they have to be NOT visible. Oooops, and then there's the one IWB...lol...I spoze that makes 4 doesn't it.
Wow, I just remembered my days at Tivy High School in Kerrville when I had a gun rack in the back window. That rack was never empty and my truck was never broken into...gone are those days, huh?
Re: Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:47 am
by Justin Franklin
aceat64 wrote:You could have them all fully loaded and sitting in your front seat, unless they were handguns which have to be concealed. Your car basically counts as your home in Texas thanks to the Motorist Protection Act.
Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
(1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or
(2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control.
(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:
(1) the handgun is in plain view; or
(2) the person is:
(A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic;
(B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; or
(C) a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.
(a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with living quarters.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Texas does not limit the number of concealed weapons you may carry.
Re: Transporting Firearms and Ammo
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:29 pm
by Deltaboy
