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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Legal to have cased gun in trunk?

Posted: 7/9/2016 10:50:03 PM EDT

I live in Illinois, but travel to Iowa often. This leads me to the question, in Iowa, is it legal to have an unloaded rifle inside a zipped guncase in the trunk of your car with loaded mags also in the case (in the external pouches of the case)?

If this isn't lawful, what is the acceptable means of transporting a rifle in Iowa.

Thanks!

Posted: 7/10/2016 8:56:01 AM EDT

[#1]

Unloaded, cased, and out of reach. So you are good to go.

Posted: 7/10/2016 10:35:16 AM EDT

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Unloaded, cased, and out of reach. So you are good to go.

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With a rifle I don't think the "out of reach" part matters-I know I've never seen a road hunter get a ticket for having an unloaded, cased shotgun in the passenger seat, and I change oil on customer cars all the time where they've left their coyote rifle in the seat.

Not saying it's a good idea, just that I've never seen a charge for it. Handguns, OTOH, have to be out of reach if in a case small enough to conceal on your person.

Posted: 7/10/2016 11:19:16 AM EDT

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I don't know what kind of hoops you have to jump through to get a carry permit in IL, but it would be recognized here and would eliminate any restrictions on how how transport your rifle or any other firearm.

In other words, if you pick up your IL carry permit you wouldn't have to unload or case your rifle and could keep the thing in your lap if you wanted to.

Posted: 7/10/2016 5:20:49 PM EDT

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In IA I believe loaded mags are considered a loaded firearm, don't know if it would matter if they are locked up in the trunk or not. You can legally have an unloaded and cased long gun in the passenger compartment with you without a carry permit.

Posted: 7/10/2016 7:44:52 PM EDT

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Loaded mags used to be considered a loaded firearm. That was changed several years ago. Detachable magazines are not considered to be a loaded firearm as long as they are detached from the firearm, regardless of a permit or not. Firearms that do not have a detachable magazine must be unloaded, in the absence of a weapons permit. This applies to rifles, shotguns and pistols.

Posted: 7/10/2016 10:59:26 PM EDT

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Thanks for the info. I do have an Illinois carry permit. In Illinois, it's only good [legally] for handgun carry. So, I assumed this was the case for all or most states. I didn't figure the CCW permit had much to do with rifles.

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I don't know what kind of hoops you have to jump through to get a carry permit in IL, but it would be recognized here and would eliminate any restrictions on how how transport your rifle or any other firearm.

In other words, if you pick up your IL carry permit you wouldn't have to unload or case your rifle and could keep the thing in your lap if you wanted to.

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Posted: 7/11/2016 2:04:44 AM EDT

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Thanks for the info. I do have an Illinois carry permit. In Illinois, it's only good [legally] for handgun carry. So, I assumed this was the case for all or most states. I didn't figure the CCW permit had much to do with rifles.

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You go by the state regulations in each state in which your permit is recognized. Illinois rules only apply to Illinois. If in Iowa you go by Iowa law and so on. In Iowa your permit applies to all weapons legal in Iowa.

Posted: 7/11/2016 3:43:03 AM EDT

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In IA I believe loaded mags are considered a loaded firearm,

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No. This changed last legislative session or the one before. It is definitely no longer valid.

Posted: 7/11/2016 3:43:47 AM EDT

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Loaded mags used to be considered a loaded firearm. That was changed several years ago. Detachable magazines are not considered to be a loaded firearm as long as they are detached from the firearm, regardless of a permit or not. Firearms that do not have a detachable magazine must be unloaded, in the absence of a weapons permit. This applies to rifles, shotguns and pistols.

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This.

I should have read further before responding.

Posted: 7/11/2016 3:47:09 AM EDT

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Thanks for the info. I do have an Illinois carry permit. In Illinois, it's only good [legally] for handgun carry. So, I assumed this was the case for all or most states. I didn't figure the CCW permit had much to do with rifles.

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Thanks for the info. I do have an Illinois carry permit. In Illinois, it's only good [legally] for handgun carry. So, I assumed this was the case for all or most states. I didn't figure the CCW permit had much to do with rifles.

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I don't know what kind of hoops you have to jump through to get a carry permit in IL, but it would be recognized here and would eliminate any restrictions on how how transport your rifle or any other firearm.

In other words, if you pick up your IL carry permit you wouldn't have to unload or case your rifle and could keep the thing in your lap if you wanted to.

Here it is considered a weapons permit. Carry any non-NFA item freely, openly or concealed. Iowa law makes no distinction.

This year going forward you can even have your suppressor attached to your weapon.

Give us a few years and we will expand that to the other NFA items.

Safe travels.

Posted: 7/11/2016 5:04:43 AM EDT

[#11]

with your IL carry permit the long gun could be sitting in your passenger seat loaded and uncased and still be legal

Posted: 7/11/2016 8:45:50 AM EDT

[#12]

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

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