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- From: gt9022a@prism.gatech.edu (David Meyers)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Traveling with a gun
- Message-ID: <78933@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 1 Jan 93 23:57:12 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In <8113@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> erico@squirrel.pen.tek.com (Eric Oosterhof;627-4329;47-786;tekig1.pen;) writes:
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- #In article <1992Dec30.140727.9673@samba.oit.unc.edu>, rdrob@med.unc.edu (Ricky Roberson) writes:
- #|> Hi folks. I posted to another group, got some really helpful information,
- #|> and someone also suggested that I post to this group as well.
- #|> Here's my question. I plan to be traveling soon, leaving NC, going
- #|> through SC, GA, AL, and into Mississippi. I plan on carrying a handgun
- #|> for personal protection. The gun will be a borrowed 9mm.
- #|> My question is about the legality of carrying a handgun in a vehicle.
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- I understand that it is illegal to carry a handgun in Alabama at
- all, with perhaps the exception of to and from a range. This is
- unconfirmed, so be careful there, and look into it for real. I
- just try to avoid alabama in general ;)
-
- As far as Georgia goes, the following is directly from the
- Georgia Firearms law, 16-11-126:
-
- [...]
- (d) This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any
- firearm by a person who is not among those enumeraged as ineligible
- for a license under Code Section 16-11-129, provided the firearm
- is enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition.
- This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of a loaded
- firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle in an open manner
- and fully exposed to view or in the glove compartment of the vehicle.
-
- ---end of quote---
-
- Now, there are other details about carrying on your person
- in an open manner and fully exposed to view, without a
- license (that is in section 16-11-128), but it seems a little
- ambiguous to me, so I would not risk it. Besides, there is
- no reason to carry like that and alarm everyone around you,
- not to mention risk being shot by a police officer.
-
- Also, very importantly, if you have the handgun in your car,
- make sure that it is either in the glovebox, or if not, that
- it is fully exposed -- like sitting visible on the passenger
- seat, not covered by anything at all. And, definately do NOT
- stick the gun down in the space beside the seat. Even if part
- of the gun is visible, having it stuck down beside the seat
- counts as concealed, and you will have committed the offense
- of carrying a concealed weapon.
-
- [this last fact was stressed to me by the officer in the
- probate court office the day before yesterday, when I was
- picking up the very copy of the law from which I just quoted].
-
- It is frightening that they make it so difficult to be a
- good law abiding citizen at the same time as protecting
- oneself. Especially when travelling, which seems to me to
- be at least as important as protecting oneself at home.
-
- Does anyone out there know if there is a good summary of
- the laws in various states? That would be a good resource.
-
- Happy New Year!
- --David
-
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- - - - - - - - - - -+++ dmeyers@math.gatech.edu +++- - - - - - - - - - -
- I've known the Truth. I just can't tell you much about it. No words.
- That's ok, you know, because I suspect that you've probably known the
- Truth. And, I don't think you can tell me much about it. No words.
-