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Stuff like hatchbacks, SUVs, pickups don't have a separated locking trunk
^What??????That is ok as long as you don't have a sedan that has "lockable trunk"
^Not really.You have a kind of gray area, here.
^Irrelevant.What's the restriction?
What's interesting here is that subsection (a) makes no mention of restrictions. However since carrying in a vehicle usually involves the vehicle being on a public way, I would assume that one needs an unrestricted LTC to carry a loaded firearm in one's vehicle and that it must be under one's direct control. One might argue (probably without success) that subsection (a) authorizes any LTC/A holder to carry a loaded firearm (handgun) in their vehicle.Section 131C. (a) No person carrying a loaded firearm under a Class A license issued under section 131 or 131F shall carry the same in a vehicle unless such firearm while carried therein is under the direct control of such person.. ....
(b) No person carrying a firearm under a Class B license issued under section 131 or 131F shall possess the same in a vehicle unless such weapon is unloaded and contained within the locked trunk of such vehicle or in a locked case or other secure container.
Some truth here, as we've seen some police try to conflate 'carrying in a vehicle' and 'storage'. The bottom line is that the OP's locked case, regardless of where it is in the car, is sufficient for complying with both 131c and 131l. Neither 131c nor 131l make any mention of where one is going to or from, what their intention are or anything else.In theory, you should be good. But since this is Massachusetts, all bets are off.
Is a lockable glove box considered a secure container?
LTC CLASS A restricted- Means the owner cannot carry the firearm at all times. As stated the firearm is unloaded and locked in a box under his seat. All LTC people should take GOAL class for Mass Laws
YupWho's to say what range the OP is driving too? He could be headed to a range anywhere.
Actually each PD has their own definition of what their LTC restrictions mean. Without a written definition from the issuing PD no one knows the specifics of the restriction. It's not something you can learn in a class, other than the fact that restrictions exist in the first place.
Spot on! 351 Issuing Authorities = 351 sets of rules . . . some may be the same, others will be different. And the officer stopping you in East Overshoe some weekend evening has NO WAY to easily determine what YOUR chief/LO means by the restriction printed on your LTC!!! That is what I teach in my MA Gun Law Seminar and if anyone else is teaching anything different, they are doing you a disservice!
That would make me nervous too. Makes a good weight if you have to swing the backpack real hard and hit someone with it.I am always nervous having a 357 Mag Revolver in my backpack with. Trigger lock and sometimes rounds separated from the firearm.
At the risk of being slightly off topic but not wanting to repeat a similar thread, I have a Hunting & Target LTC A. I walk to work each day and as I have children, I prefer to do work on my firearms (cleaning, triggers, etc.) at my office after hours (I own the business)...am I violating my restrictions by having a firearm unloaded and in a locked container in my backpack as I walk about...not in schools or federal buildings of course. I am always nervous having a 357 Mag Revolver in my backpack with. Trigger lock and sometimes rounds separated from the firearm. Thanks in advance!