Maxwell wrote:i'm still curious. Which state has an unloaded law and what is this in relation to?
Ok, I do know we are talking gun laws and transport, but I'd like a little more detail please.
Max
The park in question, Beavers Bend State Park, is in Oklahoma. The specific law he is referring to I'm guessing is Oklahoma §21-1289.7 which is:
§21-1289.7.
FIREARMS IN VEHICLES
Any person, except a convicted felon, may transport in a motor vehicle
a rifle, shotgun or pistol, open and unloaded, at any time. For
purposes of this section "open" means the firearm is transported in
plain view, in a case designed for carrying firearms, which case is
wholly or partially visible, in a gun rack mounted in the vehicle, in
an exterior locked compartment or a trunk of a vehicle.
Any person, except a convicted felon, may transport in a motor vehicle
a rifle or shotgun concealed behind a seat of the vehicle or within
the interior of the vehicle provided the rifle or shotgun is not clip,
magazine or chamber loaded. The authority to transport a clip or
magazine loaded rifle or shotgun shall be pursuant to Section 1289.13
of this title.
Any person who is the operator of a vehicle or is a passenger in any
vehicle wherein another person who is licensed pursuant to the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Sections 1290.1 through 1290.25 of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes, to carry a concealed handgun and is carrying
a concealed handgun or has concealed the handgun in such vehicle,
shall not be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section
provided the licensee is in or near the vehicle.
His wife is unable to carry a concealed, loaded handgun in the car while in Oklahoma. They don't have an equivalent to our MPA. She would have to have it unloaded and in plain view, or in a locked compartment. Now if he, as a Texas CHL holder, was in or near the car there would be no problem.
As a side note: The "Self Defense Act" referred to in the Oklahoma statute is simply the legislation pertaining to how Oklahoma residents go about acquiring their CHL.