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Pinkycatcher wrote:

rm9792 wrote:But they (LEO) can harass or arrest you for inciting a riot or disturbing the peace. Cruddy but happens. Because someone else is scared you cant exercise your rights.

There was a court case that said the mere presence of a gun is not inciteful, one must be using it in a deliberate way to disturb the peace.

But of course you would have to go through the hassle AND pay an attorney to assert that argument if you were picked up by an LEO.

-CT

RPBrown wrote:You were okay as long as you are legal to own a rifle or shotgun.

Oh yeah, I'm completely legal to own.

So, theoretically, I could drive around with a rifle in the backseat of my truck all of the time, I guess. Not that I want to do that, I would worry about it getting stolen.

I very much appreciate your help,
CT

I've tried to locate the laws for having a rifle or shotgun in your vehicle, but I'm unable to find them. Does anyone have a link or know what the law is regarding having a rifle or shotgun in your vehicle?

The background to this question is that I grew up here in Texas and when I was in high school, it seemed that people were allowed to keep their firearm in the vehicle if it was visible. For example, you would see a truck in the parking lot at the school and there would be a rifle in the gun rack, visible in the window. It seemed that because the rifle was visible, it was okay. (Seemed to be the assumption -- no teachers or principals were ever concerned about rifles and shotguns in gun racks in the parking lot.)

I ask this because over the holidays, I went to stay with my in-laws and my father in law didn't want my guns in the house because he's paranoid. So I left my rifle and a shotgun in their case on the backseat of my truck. Whenever I ran errands, I rode around with a rifle and shotgun and I was clearly not going hunting at that point. I was wondering if I would have gotten in trouble if I had been stopped by an LEO.

Any info that you have is much appreciated.

-CT