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re: Traveling with a pistola
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:59 pm to Choirboy
Posted on 1/28/13 at 2:59 pm to Choirboy
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If you spend any amount of time in gumpville you will understand the need for that law. The people are...............lets just say different.
This law does not coincide with their Concealed carry permit laws. Whether it is true or not, Gumps have come in here saying it is as easy as buying a hunting license. Just go to sheriff's office, pay some money, fingerprints, and leave with a permit.
Coincide may not be the right word but you get the point.
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Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:04 pm to El Josey Wales
So i will lock it in its case. Pack it with luggage , throw the bullets in the console and roll out. Im not trying to fend off a gang ambush, just a security blanket if I have a blowout or breakdown.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:06 pm to Purple Spoon
That sounds like you should be good.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:09 pm to El Josey Wales
Just want to double check..
I can keep my loaded mags in my console as long as the gun is in my toolbox, right?
I can keep my loaded mags in my console as long as the gun is in my toolbox, right?
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:16 pm to CP3
Sounds about right but I'm no Gump Gun law expert. 
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:18 pm to Choirboy
quote:
If you spend any amount of time in gumpville you will understand the need for that law. The people are...............lets just say different.
i don't wanna hear it... it's specifically illegal in Louisiana to shoot your water pistol at a bank teller after robbing them. ;)
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:20 pm to m2pro
id say frick it. just don't get pulled over in alabama
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:23 pm to Purple Spoon
If you have a PP, you're good in bama. If not, put that bitch in the toolbox.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:33 pm to KingRanch
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That law is just another reason that Alabama is stupid
As funny as this is, I agree.
Every other state in the south has pretty permissive laws with a handgun in a car. I don't see why Bama makes it a PITA when they make getting a concealed carry license so damn easy.
Hell, in Louisiana, you have to take a full day course for a CHL. But if you want to travel with one, as long as you're 17, the damn thing can be right on the dashboard with no problems.
And I know in Texas it must be concealed in some way. So as long as it's in the glove box you're good to go.
Bama is the redheaded step child of the southeastern United States.
EDIT: By the way, all laws pertaining to handguns (or most of them) can be found at opencarry.org.
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:35 pm to bapple
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Every other state in the south has pretty permissive laws with a handgun in a car. I don't see why Bama makes it a PITA when they make getting a concealed carry license so damn easy.
This is the point I was trying to convey in my earlier post.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:39 pm to El Josey Wales
quote:
This is the point I was trying to convey in my earlier post.
I just decided to say it again, with some different ingredients.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:45 pm to bapple
to the OP.
trust me, the cops around here don't enforce that. at least from my experiences, they've always been pretty damn cool. i'm not saying the law isn't the law, and do follow it or whatever... but i was speeding and got me a 20mph over, and a trooper that couldn't have been more dissimilar from me saw my license and asked if i had a firearm... to which i replied "yep, right in my mid-console. need to see it?" and he didn't care. basically, as long as you aren't sketchy or doing something blatantly illegal like crack while you're driving down the road, i think you'll be just fine.
trust me, the cops around here don't enforce that. at least from my experiences, they've always been pretty damn cool. i'm not saying the law isn't the law, and do follow it or whatever... but i was speeding and got me a 20mph over, and a trooper that couldn't have been more dissimilar from me saw my license and asked if i had a firearm... to which i replied "yep, right in my mid-console. need to see it?" and he didn't care. basically, as long as you aren't sketchy or doing something blatantly illegal like crack while you're driving down the road, i think you'll be just fine.
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:46 pm to Purple Spoon
I want to expand on this. We're planning on a LONG drive this summer, over 2 months in a camper van. The trip will take us along the Mexican border and to some pretty remote places so I want to bring our home defense pistol (38 special). This trip will cover every state west of the Mississippi except Nebraska and the Dakotas. The key is probably California and we will be there a good bit.
My inlaws have done this in a RV and said it is no problem legally since the RV is their home. I'm not sure that applies to a camper van and also not sure they know what they are talking about.
Does anybody have knowledge about this and/or a link to a web site that covers this topic well?
My inlaws have done this in a RV and said it is no problem legally since the RV is their home. I'm not sure that applies to a camper van and also not sure they know what they are talking about.
Does anybody have knowledge about this and/or a link to a web site that covers this topic well?
Posted on 1/28/13 at 3:49 pm to m2pro
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as long as you aren't sketchy or doing something blatantly illegal like crack while you're driving down the road, i think you'll be just fine.
This has always been my thoughts on the matter as well as long as I was in the Deep South. But I don't want to risk a trip to the cross bar motel or a felony on my good ol boy assumptions either.
ETA: I have a concealed permit now an don't have to worry about it anymore.
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 1/28/13 at 4:00 pm to El Josey Wales
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ETA: I have a concealed permit now an don't have to worry about it anymore.
I love how it null-and-voids everything. Worth every penny.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 4:40 pm to gmrkr5
quote:
yep, Bama has some stupid law. Pistol must be locked in separate compartment from the driver
Lived here for 30+ years. Never heard of that. Tuscalooser police noticed mine in the door once asked to see my permit. No problem.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:10 pm to tiger chaser
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Tuscalooser police noticed mine in the door once asked to see my permit.
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:17 pm to El Josey Wales
There is a list of states that recognize Alabama concealed carry permits. Just about all the southern states do. As easy as it is to get one, there's no reason anybody in Alabama shouldn't have one.
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:20 pm to bapple
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quote: Tuscalooser police noticed mine in the door once asked to see my permit.
That was so kind of you to correct my spelling. Are you the grammar police? Or just a geek?
Posted on 1/28/13 at 5:21 pm to tiger chaser
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That was so kind of you to correct my spelling. Are you the grammar police? Or just a geek?
I didn't correct anything.
I pointed out that you have a permit. The OP is referring to traveling through the state without a permit.
EDIT: He is also not an Alabama resident so he can't get a permit there. And I'm assuming he doesn't have the time/money/patience/age to get a permit here.
This post was edited on 1/28/13 at 5:24 pm
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