rosewood
Senior Member
Apparently depending on what type, it is still "scary" to many Demonrats, so there is that.Guns no good if it ain't loaded
Apparently depending on what type, it is still "scary" to many Demonrats, so there is that.Guns no good if it ain't loaded
In SC on WMA it's loaded if there's any in the magazine and of course the chamber.
I bet they could have taken that to court and gotten it thrown out, unless there was something specifically that addressed that particular situation in the laws.I witnessed a friend get a hefty fine for propping his loaded rifle against the tire of his four wheeler on crown land in Canada. Ticket said, “Loaded firearm inside motor vehicle.”
Unless you had a carry license, now they have changed it to only a pistol. I used to never unload my rifle within the 50 yds of the road, etc. And never had a problem because I had a carry permit.
That sounds like a lot of trouble. So if you are crossing the road, you stop, unload, then cross the road then reload the gun? I am pretty sure there is no law that says you have to unload a gun to cross a road. And I can imagine the thoughts of a vehicle passing by seeing you loading your gun on the side of the road.I think I learned that rule as a young man, before I could get a carry license, and the rule has always been in my mind. I even unload my shotgun before crossing the road on foot.
That’s the law on WMA in South Carolina also. Whether the GW decides to enforce it is up to him. We have a law against shooting ACROSS a rode open to traffic also. It’s just too hard to catch someone in the act. Your most likely to get fined for walking down the road ( read quiet walking) with a loaded gun.That sounds like a lot of trouble. So if you are crossing the road, you stop, unload, then cross the road then reload the gun? I am pretty sure there is no law that says you have to unload a gun to cross a road. And I can imagine the thoughts of a vehicle passing by seeing you loading your gun on the side of the road.
Rosewood
I had made a bunch of assumptions and am not gonna get a ticket due to old habits - we always had to fully unload our rifles - mags and chamber before we even leaned em up against the vehicle - someone we knew got a ticket for that. So, unloaded was always no bullets in the gun mag or chamber.
IMO - safe unloaded is without a bullet in the chamber.
This is wrong. You must unload your rifle before you get to the road. 50 yds. Stupid but it is the lawThat sounds like a lot of trouble. So if you are crossing the road, you stop, unload, then cross the road then reload the gun? I am pretty sure there is no law that says you have to unload a gun to cross a road. And I can imagine the thoughts of a vehicle passing by seeing you loading your gun on the side of the road.
Rosewood
right in the middleThat sounds like a lot of trouble. So if you are crossing the road, you stop, unload, then cross the road then reload the gun? I am pretty sure there is no law that says you have to unload a gun to cross a road. And I can imagine the thoughts of a vehicle passing by seeing you loading your gun on the side of the road.
Rosewood
See post 72I could be wrong, but I believe the law on a WMA states no loaded rifles within 50 yds of a road period. You can have a loaded pistol with a CCW, but not a rifle. At least that's the way I have interpreted the law.
That means if you park on the side of the road, you don't load your rifle until you have walked 50 yds in, and in reverse order coming back out. If you cross another road, same applies.
And it has to be in a case while being transported.In SC on WMA it's loaded if there's any in the magazine and of course the chamber.
I witnessed a friend get a hefty fine for propping his loaded rifle against the tire of his four wheeler on crown land in Canada. Ticket said, “Loaded firearm inside motor vehicle.”