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I know several cops who say that certain parts of the law pertaining to carrying in your vehicle (with or without a CHL) say "on OR ABOUT your person". They have been instructed that "about your person" means if it's within reach. They say it mostly comes up on a DWI stop where the driver tries to claim that he wasn't carrying under the CHL laws but under the extension of the Castle Doctrine. The driver tries to make the argument that carrying while intoxicated is no different that being drunk in your own home where firearms are kept.

So ... regardless of your opinion that the gun isn't on your person because it's in the console, well, good luck with that if you aren't carrying legally anyway.