Here is what I see happening. You know most people, especially in the summer time, like to run off into stores for a quick minute for whatever reason. What if a parent was "questioned" for some reason for leaving a CHILD (under 17yo) in the car alone; and upon further investigation the LEO ask if you have a firearm in the vehicle. According to the law, you can be charge with PC 46.13 "making a firearm accessible to a child." becauseKD5NRH wrote:[Edited to add:] The wording is also not quite clear on what gaining access to a readily dischargeable firearm would be; if it was left unloaded, it doesn't meet the definition given of readily dischargeable, even if the ammunition is also readily available. The way it is written, the kid could be found holding an empty gun in one hand, and a box of ammo for it in the other, and no violation has been comitted. Does it then become a crime when the child loads the gun, or not, since the gun was not readily dischargeable when the actor failed to secure it?
1. most likely it is not going to be in a locked container, but under the seat or in console or glove box.
2. most likely will not have a trigger lock or something rendering the firearm INOPERABLE.
Just look at recent posts where you people with CHL leave their firearm for more than an hour unsecured. So you know 2 minutes is nothing.