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Keith B wrote:

jerry_r60 wrote:

Crossfire wrote:If the handgun is within your reach, then you are presumed to be carrying under authority of your CHL, and you should notify the officer. "In the glove box" would be within reach in most situations.

If it is in the trunk, then you are not "carrying" it. You are only "transporting" it, and I don't see any reason to notify. Unless there is probable cause to conduct a search, it should not come up. And if there is, you can tell them about it then.

In my post i had asked about when my gun was "locked in the glove box". Does the fact that the glove box is locked not matter, it's still considered "within reach".

Because there is not a definition of secured that states 'locked in a glove box or console', then I would say it would still be considered 'within reach'. If I have a gun in the passenger compartment of my vehicle, loaded, unloaded, in the back seat, under the seat, no matter, I am going to inform the officer when I present my CHL and DL.

Thanks, makes sense. I do lean towards being conservative in approach so the answers help.

Crossfire wrote:If the handgun is within your reach, then you are presumed to be carrying under authority of your CHL, and you should notify the officer. "In the glove box" would be within reach in most situations.

If it is in the trunk, then you are not "carrying" it. You are only "transporting" it, and I don't see any reason to notify. Unless there is probable cause to conduct a search, it should not come up. And if there is, you can tell them about it then.

In my post i had asked about when my gun was "locked in the glove box". Does the fact that the glove box is locked not matter, it's still considered "within reach".

I have a question about another comment in the original post.

n5wmk wrote:If I were to be stopped for a traffic violation, .... I would notify the LEO that I have a CHL, but that I'm not carrying at the moment. But I wouldn't lie to the officer and say there's not a handgun in the truck, either.

I want to validate my assumption. If I had my pistol locked in the trunk or locked in the glove box and was stopped, do I need to inform that I have a gun? I know i need to show my card but do I need to say i have a gun in the car? Assuming I don't say it up front and he then asks, I can assume the question may come in differetn forms, like, "are you carrying", "do you have a weapon in the vehicle".

I know it's just simple, right up front, to give my card and say my pistol is locked in my glove box but I'm just curious what I have to do vs what's easy.