what would happen if a firearm was found in my truck

I drove OTR for Prime with a gun in the truck. Obivously, Prime didn't know. To my knowledge, there is no federal law barring truck drivers from having guns. Many here will tell you otherwise, but they can't cite a ####ing thing, and they never will. One thing to consider is that having a gun in your possession is different than concealed carry. YOu may be able to get away with having in tucked in your luggage, but don't expect to be able to conceal carry in NJ.

As long as your in compliance with state law, you're likely okay. Obviously, if you're the type of idiot to say "yes, occifer, you can search me", you should not be anywhere near firearms.

I've only scanned the first page of this thread, but there is a plenty of BS being spouted just on one page.

 

Just use starter fluid.

 

I've been told it's weaker but comes in a can about the size of a Monster energy drink. Not sure how far pepper spray shoots but bear spray will shoot a good 20 feet.

At close range you'd knock somebody right on their ### with that. It's nasty stuff.

 

BTDT. Northern Wisconsin drunk. Got what was coming to him

 

I did it to myself by accident in my late teens. Ran out of brake clean while cleaning out the rear diff housing in my pickup. Figured a can of starter fluid would work fine in a pinch. Fumes built up under the box of the truck and it just about knocked me out. Never again will I do that.

 

May as well get a few decals to boot

 

Back in my days as a power equipment tech used to do it to myself on a regular basis with carb cleaner.

 

I think it's absolutely ridiculous we need a permit in the first place, luckily Kansas has fixed that. Hopefully more will follow.

I'd recommend you get your permit and check your reciprocity for states your going to travel in and through.

http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_carry_permit_reciprocity_maps.html

Those states in red need to get with the program.



On top of that, the biggest problem I see is every state has a different way of dealing with a traffic stop. In Kansas it's don't ask don't tell pretty much, but states like OK and MI for example you are supposed to declare your carrying at some point at the beginning of the stop. Seems kinda of weird to tell a cop "I have a gun!" You say that to most KS cops and they will respond with, "me too, or, keep it where it is."

 

So anyway, my wife and I went out for a nice Mexican dinner tonight to celebrate! Anybody else like Mexican and/or Italian food?

Well, yeah. Unless we are married to or have a relative or friend named Ruth, we are Ruthless.

Now, to get down to it. I'm a retired LEO. With full legal carry in all fifty states. NOW. But back when I was trucking the law was a bit different. I was legal in California, (where I retired from,) Utah and Arizona, (where I was living most of the time I was trucking.)

I did carry both in the truck and concealed. Key word here CONCEALED. Yeah, I'd have been busted if I'd been involved in anything where I had to use it, in a lot of areas. But as was said above, tried by 12 or carried by 6.

Funny part of it is, that never once did I get even the remotest feeling that I might need to draw it. But then in over 20 years in LE, I never had to shoot anybody, (although I had ample opportunity a couple of times, but that is another story.)

I'm not exactly a 'fraidy cat type of person. But when you deal with some of the so called "humanity" that those of us in LE dealt with, you learn a bit of caution.

The thing is, if you carry, you'd best be both prepared and proficient. Otherwise, if the excrement hits the oscillator, you will likely be killed by your own weapon.

And believe me being in a situation where you may have to kill someone is a whole lot different than punching holes in paper on the firing range, or dropping Bambi for some nice venison. Honestly, if you are not long time proficient with a handgun, I suggest you find something else to carry. Watch where you are and what is going on around you, and unless you are extremely unlucky, you won't have a problem where deadly force is necessary.

And don't ever expect some hopped up doper to be "frightened" just because you point a gun at him/her. There are documented incidents (LAPD) where cops have put over 20 rounds into the "kill zone" of people on PCP, only to have them continue doing whatever it was the cops wanted to bring to an immediate halt. One of the reasons they went from teaching the double tap to the triple tap, 2 to the body mass, (heart) one to the head. (Think of it as "hearts and minds.")

Another thing to think about is this. If your weapon is "put away in your house," (hidden in your sleeper,) it isn't going to be readily available to you if you suddenly need it, from either the driver's seat or when you are out of the truck.

And, if you screw up for some reason, and give the cops the PC to actually go through your truck and find your weapon, you may well be looking at some serious charges. Life changing charges, (unless you are used to jail. . .)

So I guess this is truly an instance of my belief that you should "do as I say, not as I DID," (not that I don't still carry, I do.) I just don't drive commercially anymore.

In the end, the decision is yours to make. Just be sure you can live with the consequences of that decision.