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mctowalot wrote:IANAL, but it is the "motorists" protection act. Does the bike have a motor?

I am the motor, and the motorist. Whoa heavy man.

But seriously, no it doesn't so I assume that it would be illegal to carry on a bike.

Seriously. I was heading out to work this morning and my truck wouldn't start. No big deal, its an old truck and usually I can get it to start just by tinkering with it. Also, I have car I can use if the truck won't start. Unfortunately tho, there is no way that I can get the car out of the garage without moving the truck. I looked at the truck and realized that I could fix the problem but I needed a part that I didn't have on hand. Well I have a bicycle, so I decided to ride to a nearby store to get what I needed.

When I got to the store I parked my bike right near the front entrance and went in to get the part. When I came out some guy had his hand on my bike. When he noticed me looking right at him, he took his hand off the bike, turned around, and walked away.

Ok, now I don't know for sure that he was trying to steal my bike. He might have just absentmindedly put his hand there.

I am still waiting on my CHL so I was unarmed, and I wouldn't have drawn anyway since I was never in any danger, but it did get me to thinking. What is the law about carrying without a permit on a bike? Is it similar to automobiles, if the bike has a basket on it could you carry a weapon there legally?