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<p>[QUOTE="crazyhorse1, post: 1918361, member: 64279"]i have read many post on here about the legallity of carrying a hand gun in the truck.must be an ongoing subject , i have just joined this sight so the post are all new to me.. but informative. yet still no clear answer if we can stay out of trouble by having a self defense weapon with our travels.. i have been driving as an owner operator leased with a large company, i asked them if they had a policy on this and ,they replied no, but that the dot regulations had one , but i believe that is wrong, no federal law against it. </p><p>now if i chose to carry one, i would have 2 small safes to keep the empty gun in one and ammo and empty magazines in the other at all times except when i stop for the night. would this be ok thruout the states? in all my years out here , i have been asked once if they could search my truck, i said yes, he was quick , in the bunk, looked around and out he came , course , i was not carrying a gun yet. </p><p>there are some very unsavory places that we have to go into at times , and sometimes i picture someone breaking in the truck with a gun, and me in the bunk with nothing but a bat, what would be the outcome i wonder..</p><p>i did have an attempted hijacking once in jersey, was hauling a load of beer. but i managed to avoid it. any and all info appriciated. izzy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="crazyhorse1, post: 1918361, member: 64279"]i have read many post on here about the legallity of carrying a hand gun in the truck.must be an ongoing subject , i have just joined this sight so the post are all new to me.. but informative. yet still no clear answer if we can stay out of trouble by having a self defense weapon with our travels.. i have been driving as an owner operator leased with a large company, i asked them if they had a policy on this and ,they replied no, but that the dot regulations had one , but i believe that is wrong, no federal law against it. now if i chose to carry one, i would have 2 small safes to keep the empty gun in one and ammo and empty magazines in the other at all times except when i stop for the night. would this be ok thruout the states? in all my years out here , i have been asked once if they could search my truck, i said yes, he was quick , in the bunk, looked around and out he came , course , i was not carrying a gun yet. there are some very unsavory places that we have to go into at times , and sometimes i picture someone breaking in the truck with a gun, and me in the bunk with nothing but a bat, what would be the outcome i wonder.. i did have an attempted hijacking once in jersey, was hauling a load of beer. but i managed to avoid it. any and all info appriciated. izzy[/QUOTE]
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