Guns on a motorcycle

[NPloysa]

Let's say you want to take a gun, pistol or rifle, to the range on your motorcycle. You don't have a CCW or saddle bags to carry it in, but you do have a case. If you were to get pulled over and the pistol found in your backpack, etc, or pulled over because an officer saw you carrying a rifle or shotgun in a case, slung over your shoulder, what happens?



Can you do it? Legally?



Yes, this may be a real situation within a few months!



Nick

 

[fest3er]

Depends on how far you are willing to defend yourself. The right to keep and bear arms belongs to us, the people - governments do not have rights, they have only the powers we the people have ceded to them. If you are willing to take the time to challenge the local and state laws that violate the 2nd amendment, go for it.



So long as you are keeping and bearing the arm, you are operating within the highest law of the land. *Using* it in a manner that could easily be construed as 'you are about to discharge the arm' actually discharging the arm is an action that may need to be justified.



But, as I said, it depends on how far you are willing to go to defend your right to keep and bear arms. If you are not willing to go through the hassle, disassembling the arm and separating the ammunition and firing mechanism from the rest of the arm is the best you can do. And even at that, you are likely to encounter nervous-Nelly, god-complex police who prefer to shoot first and ask questions later.



Weigh the realities, then do what you have to do.

 

[NPloysa]

I guess I will either get my CCW for handguns or just carry all of them in my truck's toolbox!

 

[fkovalski]

I've always liked how they carried rifles on bikes in the old days. Check out the HD WLA's from WWII I'd like to add one like these to the Trumpet.

 

[JConley]

Here is what I planned on doing to address the gun issue along with some other issues on my Goldwing.



Seriously... You need to check with the local cops to see what your state says about motorcycles and guns. On my wing, the trunk would be considered like any car trunk. Depending on how your bike is equipped would be the deciding factor.

 

[Bertram65]

I would carry it like this... probably more effective than a Yosimite Sam Back Off! mudflap



Saw this on another board a while ago, looks like it is in the US.

 

[d906670]

I have a scabbard mounted on the right side of my FLH that i use for my PS1, and here in Ohio evening with a CCW on the bike or in the car it must be locked up or on your person in plain site, so I use a leg hostler when riding.

 

[NPloysa]

I found this, I will continue looking for information!



http://www.educatetheusa.com/colorado/gunlaw.html



And this: http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/StateLaws.aspx?ST=CO



Thanks for the help guys

 

[NPloysa]

Here are some points I put into my own words from those two linked sites in my previous post:



*May carry handgun if not concealed



*Not considered concealed if in possession of a person who is in a private vehicle who is carrying it for a legal use, or handgun that is in possession of a person who is using it for the legal hunting activities within the state



What other legal usage? Target shooting?



*Vehicle carry and transportation of loaded handguns may be carried concealed and do not need to be in plain view. Rifles and shotguns must be unloaded



*Unlawful to have firearms other than a handgun in or on any motor vehicle unless chamber is unloaded



So, this means I can carry without a permit as long as I am in or on the vehicle?



I got some lotto tickets on the way home (won $18 on the scratch ticket I cashed in) and saw the guy in front of me at the gas station with polo shirt tucked into his khaki pants with a wide belt on and gun (Sig) in a holster CLEARLY visible. He may have his CCW but if its within clear sight, you don't need your CCW, correct? Just like I could wear my 10. 5" Gerber bowie knife on a belt as long as its in plain sight and not using it in a bad way or brandishing it, correct?

 

[NVR FNSH]

In CA a law enforcement officer can inspect any firearm carried on a person in plain view to determine if the firearm is loaded or empty.



Brian