Rifle In Car Laws

[youngda9]

If someone has their LTCH, can they keep a loaded rifle in their car/truck?

When I say "loaded" I mean with the magazine loaded but without one the chaimber...so not technically loaded to shoot, but legally probably considered "loaded".

 

[Shadow8088]

Last I checked, a LTCH was a License To Carry Handgun...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

LTCH has nothing to do with long guns.

As far as I'm aware, there are no laws against the transportation of a rifle. Someone else might have to touch on the "loaded" part, but I doubt that's illegal.

 

[Mr. Habib]

As long as you are not in a restricted area, school property etc. and you can legally possess it, it is perfectly legal, LTCH or not.

 

[youngda9]

I know you can transport it, and where it is illegal to be...it is the "loaded" part that I am really questioning.

I guess I mentioned LTCH because if you have one of those you are allowed to have a loaded handgun with you on your person or just in your car. I thought that might also apply to a rifle as allowing it to be loaded in the vehicle. I stand corrected if that is not so.

 

[leftsock]

A LTCH makes no distinction on whether the Handgun is loaded or not.

 

[Ruffnek]

Tagging to wait for answers.I wanna carry a rifle with a chambered round though.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Tagging to wait for answers.I wanna carry a rifle with a chambered round though.

Me too. I think there may be game laws that might come into play here too.

 

[leftsock]

As long as you are not in a restricted area, school property etc. and you can legally possess it, it is perfectly legal, LTCH or not.

^^

I'm with Habib. I don't recall the IC mentioning or making a distinction between loaded and unloaded long guns.

 

[possum_128]

there is no Indiana law about the carrying of a long gun, loaded or not, therefore, It's legal outside of having it within federal or state no gun areas as well as spotlighting for game. Check the IC for yourself, if you find something other that what I stated, let me know.

 

[Bill B]

Although I don't have the citation in front of me, during certain seasons it may be against DNR regs.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

In general - carrying a long gun in a car, loaded or not, is 100% perfectly legal.

Provided you're not in a prohibited area to begin with and over the age of 18.

As Bill B alluded to - CERTAIN activities can get you strung up by the Conservation Officers (Like spotlighting deer) with a firearm on your person/vehicle. I'm sure there are other hunting rules/regs/laws in play, too, at various times.

You see folks, laws prohibit things. You'll not find an IN law prohibiting loaded long guns in vehicles.

 

[LANShark42]

A LTCH makes no distinction on whether the Handgun is loaded or not.

Well, yeah, it sorta does. Without one, it is illegal to have a loaded handgun in your vehicle. With one, you're good, as long as you aren't in an otherwise restricted area. Right?

 

[possum_128]

Well, yeah, it sorta does. Without one, it is illegal to have a loaded handgun in your vehicle. With one, you're good, as long as you aren't in an otherwise restricted area. Right?

No it doesn't, the ltch has nothing to do with other, apples and oranges my friend, apples and oranges.

 

[rhino]

Last year at a steel match one of the other shooters realized I was just stupid because I wouldn't agree that it was illegal to have a loaded rifle in your vehicle in Indiana. Then someone else supported him with, "We found the law, but we don't remember where."

I'm just silly.



rhino out!

 

[LANShark42]

No it doesn't, the ltch has nothing to do with other, apples and oranges my friend, apples and oranges.

Ok let's try something. Have one of your friends who has an LTCH go speeding through town with a loaded handgun in his back pocket. Have another friend who does NOT have an LTCH do the same thing. When they get pulled over, have them both tell the LEO about the gun in their pocket. See what happens...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Ok let's try something. Have one of your friends who has an LTCH go speeding through town with a loaded handgun in his back pocket. Have another friend who does NOT have an LTCH do the same thing. When they get pulled over, have them both tell the LEO about the gun in their pocket. See what happens...

Hypothetical "What would happen" is different from how the law states something should happen.

 

[CTS]

Ok let's try something. Have one of your friends who has an LOCH go speeding through town with a loaded handgun in his back pocket. Have another friend who does NOT have an LTCH do the same thing. When they get pulled over, have them both tell the LEO about the gun in their pocket. See what happens...

The guy without the LTCH would be in legal hot water whether it was loaded or not. I'm posting from my phone so I can't help with links right now but you sound like you need to do some research before you get yourself or someone else into trouble.

 

[youngda9]

 

[MontereyC6]

Last year at a steel match one of the other shooters realized I was just stupid because I wouldn't agree that it was illegal to have a loaded rifle in your vehicle in Indiana. Then someone else supported him with, "We found the law, but we don't remember where."

I'm just silly.



rhino out!

Sometimes you just can't argue with stupid! I heard at a gun store once.....