Transporting a pistol into the 1500 without a ltch

[Beorn]

I'm thinking about attending the 1500 to find a vendor to install some night sights on my G19. I am currently waiting to receive my ltch in the mail.

Would carrying the pistol inside, with the slide locked back and the lock that it came with properly installed, be legal?

I wouldn't bring any ammo or magazines either.

 

[Tnichols00]

You best bet would be to put it in the case with no ammo and carry the case around, then you can get it out to have the sites put on.

 

[Zombiekilloftheweek]

I dont think they check into ltch when you bring a gun into the show. At least ive never been carded bringing a gun in. Just be sure the magazine is out and the slide is locked back. The police will zip tie it for you at the front door. Then you can holster it. You might even carry it in the box if you have it.

 

[pirate]

Ummm...If you're good if its going to a "Gunsmith" for repair/modification. But if it bothers you that much, just remove the slide and take that part only.

 

[Beorn]

Yeah I'll keep the pistol, slide locked back with factory lock installed, inside it's factory case, inside a back pack.... no ammo or magazines on my person.

 

[Beorn]

Ummm...If you're good if its going to a "Gunsmith" for repair/modification. But if it bothers you that much, just remove the slide and take that part only.

good idea

-edit- I'm new to pretty much everything firearm related. It makes sense (to the legal issue i'm wondering about) to just bring the slide if that is all that is needed to install some sights.

 

[gstanley102]

I carried a handgun in to trade.
I had it, and 2 mags (empty), in a gun rug.
I had the slide tie wrapped open and the guy at the door added
another.

No problem.

 

[Beorn]

I carried a handgun in to trade.
I had it, and 2 mags (empty), in a gun rug.
I had the slide tie wrapped open and the guy at the door added
another.

No problem.

Sounds good, thank you.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Let's look at the statute--see where it explicitly exempts gun shows in 35-47-2-1(b)(2)(B)?

Stick the pistola in your gun show bag, buy a ticket, that way you are there with permission, check said pistola in with the pooooooleece and then walk to said gunsmith.

IC 35-47-2-1 Version a
Carrying a handgun without being licensed; exceptions; person convicted of domestic battery
Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2014. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2014.
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may carry a handgun without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person who legally controls the property to have the handgun on the premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property, including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course; or
(C) is on the property to receive firearms related services, including the repair, maintenance, or modification of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5) the person carries the handgun:
(A) at a shooting range (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-3);

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(B) while attending a firearms instructional course; or
(C) while engaged in a legal hunting activity.
(c) Unless the person's right to possess a firearm has been restored under IC 35-47-4-7, a person who has been convicted of domestic battery under IC 35-42-2-1.3 may not possess or carry a handgun.
(d) This section may be not construed:
(1) to prohibit a person who owns, leases, rents, or otherwise legally controls private property from regulating or prohibiting the possession of firearms on the private property;
(2) to allow a person to adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule that:
(A) prohibits; or
(B) has the effect of prohibiting;
an employee of the person from possessing a firearm or ammunition that is locked in the trunk of the employee's vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the employee's locked vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the employee's locked vehicle, unless the person's adoption or enforcement of the ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule is allowed under IC 34-28-7-2(b); or
(3) to allow a person to adopt or enforce a law, statute, ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule that allows a person to possess or transport a firearm or ammunition if the person is prohibited from possessing or transporting the firearm or ammunition by state or federal law.

 

[Beorn]

Thank you Kirk Freeman! I appreciate it

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Always happy to help a fellow INGOer.

Remember 35-47 has all (well, most) of the gun stuff in it.

 

[Dirtebiker]

As you've been told, no problem taking the gun into the show. Your concern should be getting it there.Just keep it in a secured case, unloaded, out of your reach in your vehicle. If by chance you are stopped for a traffic infraction, etc., don't volunteer any information about it, and you're gtg! (not that there is anything wrong with having it in your vehicle, just that it might cause a delay and/or unnecessary hassle if you inform the officer that you have a gun in your car!)