Question on California Gun Laws

[Number 6]

So...if you absolutely believe you must carry a handgun - and can't get a license - the best bet is to carry a registered gun which would only result in a misdemeanor. Not that anyone here is - or would - advocate breaking the law.

That is essentially the gist of it. The misdemeanor stipulation was a compromise addition when the original bill was passed.

 

[ArmedBear]

The gun in your trunk must be unloaded, in a locked case, with no ammunition immeditaley available to it. Otherwise, it is a violation.

WHY do people from other states feel the need to post wrong information about California gun laws?

This is completely and totally wrong.

And the real info is on the Web at http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html#05

If you wish to transport a handgun during your California visit, it should be carried unloaded in a locked container. In the absence of a suitable container, you may secure the unloaded handgun in the locked trunk of a passenger car. Ammunition may be kept in the same container or trunk, but the handgun must remain unloaded with no rounds in the cylinder and no loaded magazines in the magazine well.

According to the CHP you can carry a handgun loose or in a case in the trunk with loaded magazines right next to it, just not in the mag well.

Or you can carry the unloaded handgun in a locked container, with magazines and/or ammo in the same container if you want. (I use a gun rug or shooting bag and a combo luggage lock, usually, and toss it on the seat of my Jeep.)

Now is this like Idaho? No. But why spread wrong information?