Hi all, hoping someone with more legal mind can help me out.
I had seen some pictures online of some people who used tool bags for their range bags, and thought it was a pretty good idea so I went and picked one up. It is sturdy, has tons of little sleeve pockets inside and a divider wall inside with even more sleeves. Each one is perfect for sliding in a couple magazines, and also holds a pistol perfectly muzzle-down and covers the trigger guard, like a holster! So I thought it would be slick to just stick a few pistols in some sleeves, some magazines in some other sleeves, and additional boxes of ammo or other range supplies in the bottom of the bag, to take to the range.
Now I am not so sure if this will fly legally, due to the phrase "expressly made to contain a firearm." Clearly the tool bag isn't specifically for guns, but it is quite sturdy (moreso than many cheap gun cases IMO!). I also can't tell if subdivision 1 and 2 both have to be fulfilled, or if it is an either/or thing.
Other things that may affect it: 1) The case zippers have rings so that the bag can be locked with a mini-padlock. Not indestructible but like I said, it's a sturdy bag 2) I have a carry permit 3) I like to pre-load mags for the range.
So would slipping a few handguns into sleeves along with a few loaded magazines (in other sleeves so none of the guns themselves are loaded), and locking the bag and transporting it in my trunk be okay or a no-go?
Thanks everyone.
ETA this is for MN which you'll see when you click the link to the law, but just in case you didn't realize it was a link
I had seen some pictures online of some people who used tool bags for their range bags, and thought it was a pretty good idea so I went and picked one up. It is sturdy, has tons of little sleeve pockets inside and a divider wall inside with even more sleeves. Each one is perfect for sliding in a couple magazines, and also holds a pistol perfectly muzzle-down and covers the trigger guard, like a holster! So I thought it would be slick to just stick a few pistols in some sleeves, some magazines in some other sleeves, and additional boxes of ammo or other range supplies in the bottom of the bag, to take to the range.
Now I am not so sure if this will fly legally, due to the phrase "expressly made to contain a firearm." Clearly the tool bag isn't specifically for guns, but it is quite sturdy (moreso than many cheap gun cases IMO!). I also can't tell if subdivision 1 and 2 both have to be fulfilled, or if it is an either/or thing.
Other things that may affect it: 1) The case zippers have rings so that the bag can be locked with a mini-padlock. Not indestructible but like I said, it's a sturdy bag 2) I have a carry permit 3) I like to pre-load mags for the range.
So would slipping a few handguns into sleeves along with a few loaded magazines (in other sleeves so none of the guns themselves are loaded), and locking the bag and transporting it in my trunk be okay or a no-go?
Thanks everyone.
ETA this is for MN which you'll see when you click the link to the law, but just in case you didn't realize it was a link