what would happen if a firearm was found in my truck

Plenty of stories in the other threads. This has been beat to death.

 

Depends on where you're at, what you got, and whether you AND it are legal.

Personally, I never leave home without one. But that's just me. I'm prepared to accept the consequences.

That whole "....better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6..." thing.

 

Are you a CB rambo? Then if you are you should stay locked and loaded.
If you are just a normal driver all you need is a baseball bat and legal knives.
Drivers just have to stay alert in bad areas they deliver and park at truckstops or rest areas. Don't park in isolated areas.

 

Well do u have a permit, do the state u in allow permit from ur home state? Are u following that state rules by keep the clip 20ft away from the gun? Honestly too many #### rules....probably jail, fine, there goes ur trucking career

 

So, instead of actually reading any of those other "threads on this", you opted to start yet another thread... Good plan... {shakes head}

 

{sigh}

 

A question like that depends entirely on the "where". In some states the cops won't even bat an eye. In some states you would be ok only if you have the appropriate permit. Certain states like Utah offer out of state permits that are accepted in many states. Some states you are not permitted to possess a gun at all without a permit, which would not be issued to a non resident. Some states this will be a misdemeanor, some states this would be a felony.

If you run regional you might be able to get all of the proper permits/licenses in line, maybe not, depending on your states. If you run OTR you are taking a big risk.