Is it legal to conceal carry with permit in a semi

926a put simply...

If you do not have a carry permit (or otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms) for where you are or where you are going, the firearm must be locked up, unloaded, and ammo stored separately...that's all it means, nothing more, nothing less.

Store the firearm as described...and you don't even need a carry permit.

It makes no distinction whatsoever about any type of vehicle...commercial or otherwise...the law was written mostly to protect hunters and competitive shooters while traveling.

I was once a competitive shooter (F class, Open and F/TR divisions)...Have you ever seen the look on the nice troopers face when he asks you what you have in the back and you answer with "several long range rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammo"?

I have...and in some states...its not pleasant...the trooper may not like it, but when you can recite 926a to him from memory he'll know there's nothing he can do about it.

926a doesn't say you cannot transport firearms...it explains how to do it legally, without a carry permit.

 

In Michigan no blade longer than 3.5 Inches, just saying

 

I'm not sure how you got a permit for all states, unless your are retired LEO that falls under LEOSA (Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act). Better to get your facts from a Lawyer that specializes in gun laws. The NRA is a great source for that type of info. WHat I would say is, the less that know what you have with you the better off you are. I'm a huge proponet of the right to carry a concealed weapon. As long as you are mentally stable enough to do so. I would rather have a check for mental stability instead of a in depth background check.

 

JBrewer Trust me my friend their are a lot of trucker stories out here and even some people that will try and steer you wrong for one reason or another and I never could understand why. When you asked the question I looked it up in three places 1) My NRA Concealment and Carry Instructors guide book 2) I searched the internet and 3) I looked up in my son's state DMV Commercial Driver License Manual then quoted you what they said.

Now I can also tell that even if you are not in a commercial vehicle and you have a permit you can NOT enter any government building! A Weight station is a government building.

99.999% of all trucking companies out there will 1) call the police on you 2) fire you and 3) Add it to your DAC report if you ever step on they property with a firearm. Basically because there have been to many driver who have shoot and killed there dispatchers. In fact I was at TRL the day a driver came in and shot 6 people killing 3. I was also at M.S.Carriers when a driver came to orientation with a side arm.

If you are looking to drive truck more than likely you will have to drive OTR for the first 6-24 months before you will be able to find a local job. Therefore you will be crossing into many cities, counties, and states each with their own laws able how to carry, transport into, within, and out their communities. Therefore it is not worth the hassle.

I love my rifles and pistols and when I moved from Rhode Island to Florida I had to pay for permits for 10 states, 4 counties, 2 cities, and I couldn't even drive thru New York City or Washington DC I had to drive around them because they forbid the transportation thru their cities.

 

This is correct, you must abide by all laws regarding firearms state by state as you travel through them.......now how you choose to or not to do that is totally up to you!!!

 

I hate these threads. Entire news articles have been done covering this. Long story short abide by all local state and federal laws and you will not have a problem. The FOPA law covers this with a few caveats...

1. You can't carry it onto "Restricted Property" - Ports, foreign trade zones, military installations, government property and buildings, chemical plants such as refineries etc... This includes locked up. It's a felony period as these are expressly prohibited by most state laws as well as federal law.

2. Commie states such as NJ NY CA and IL, as well as cities such as Newark Chicago and NYC won't give 2 lumpy peanut decorated turds what the laws protecting you are they will lock you up and say let the courts sort it out. It has happened so many times I'm surprised there isn't some injunction from the SCOTUS.

3. Your job and DAC are toast if you get caught in any company that is against you protecting yourself and some companies do like to go rummaging through your personal belongings as well as high security facilities as stated in #1.

4. There are border checks implementing scanning tech to snoop your cab as you drive by but the only place this would pose a problem is Cali. And that is dependent on if the officer feels like reporting you to state authorities (which is not likely but still a possibility).

So you have to weigh all of this when making your decision. No CHL gives you 48 state coverage. Best you can hope for right now I think is 36. If you can avoid all of the above and you follow the laws you are good to go nothing stopping you. If you choose to not heed these warning it can get ugly including 15years in jail or one hell of a legal bill to stay out.

Hope this helps.

Edit: This also includes tasers, pepper spray, mace, baseball bats with no ball and glove, kitchen knives, or anything that can be used as a weapon. And some states get pretty wild with the laws.

 

Almost forgot...

Also consider if you have to fly out to a trainer or truck. You will have to pack an FAA approved carry box for it. If you search the forums on the topic and the internet there are a lot of work arounds for all of this.

One in particular is find a gun smith you can get to on your route that you will be passing by in and out of your obstructed pickup or delivery and put it in for a cleaning then pick it up on the way back.

 

Its banned by most companies. They can fire you if they catch you with it.

 

besides exactly what good is a gun
broken down stored and locked up
might as well leave it home and not worry about anything

 

6 seconds.... Thats how long it took to find the answer to your question.

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

As to the myth that its illegal to carry concealed in a CMV, every time someone starts one of these threads I ask "show me a law in writing".....