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Originally Posted by bleucamaro
I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice:
In CA, you are required to have a CA CCW to carry concealed. Illegal Concealed Carry is kinda spelled out here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=25400. 1st offense looks like a $1000 fine, or jail time.
To transport firearms in CA, they need to be unloaded and in a locked container (or have a cable lock through the chamber). The locked container cannot be the glove box, center console, or other utility box. https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/travel#:~:text=Pursuant%20to%20California%20Penal% 20Code,or%20in%20a%20locked%20container.
To me, this looks like, if the gun is concealed on your passenger's person, you would most likely not be criminally liable, but would most likely give PC to have your vehicle searched if stopped, and if the LEO discovered the gun.
If it was in the car, and not on your passenger's person, I think you are more liable (responsible) for the transportation of it, as it's your car and you're driving it.
It also gets weird if you're camping, you're allowed to concealed carry in your dwelling (car/ motorhome / tent/ campsite). sorry can't find source for this. |
thanks for the solid data sir. I've got lockable ammo boxes on the fender wells of the jeep so it sounds like my best bet is to have him put it in one of them when we head out. at least until we get out into the areas away from "town" and stash it back in the cans when we get back closer to civilization.
we do see many the hunter out during the fall in places we will frequent, and they have long guns very visible in trucks, jeeps and quads. im having to assume these road hunters (im aware hunting shooting from the road is a no-no) are loaded up. would a hunting license exempt one from any issues in this instance? the oversight in one area in particular is little to none. we were out this past fall and there was fire restriction in place due to wildfire danger at the time and a number of the camps had smokey fires burning right off a frequented forestry road. A road that accommodated RV and non offroad vehicles at the camps.