[Guest]

I have a quick question about having my gun in the car.

Does it have to be in a holster while in the car, or can I just have it out of a holster in the glovebox, etc.

I do not have my GFL yet, as I am going to go to the Cherokee County Courthouse this Friday.

thanks again...

 

[mzmtg]

I have a quick question about having my gun in the car.

Does it have to be in a holster while in the car, or can I just have it out of a holster in the glovebox, etc.

I do not have my GFL yet, as I am going to go to the Cherokee County Courthouse this Friday.

thanks again...

It does not have to be in a holster.

 

[USMC - Retired]

O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126

(d) This Code section shall not forbid the transportation of any firearm by a person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129, provided the firearm is enclosed in a case, unloaded, and separated from its ammunition. This Code section shall not forbid any person who is not among those enumerated as ineligible for a license under Code Section 16-11-129 from transporting a loaded firearm in any private passenger motor vehicle in an open manner and fully exposed to view or in the glove compartment, console, or similar compartment of the vehicle; provided, however, that any person in possession of a valid permit issued pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129 may carry a handgun in any location in a motor vehicle.

Nothing in the code about being holstered or cased if it's in either the glove box or console.*

*I am not a lawyer, your milage may vary, please consult your physician prior to starting any new excersise program...

 

[Adam5]

Just keep in mind that until you have your GFL, it must be in the glove box, closed center console, or exposed to view from all four sides of the car.

 

[SigP229]

I thought that openly sitting on passenger seat would be in plain view but then it would only be exposed to 3 sides.

 

[Adam5]

I'm at work and don't have the time to find the case at the moment, but there was a case where a car was stopped, an officer on one side of the car saw a pistol and an officer on the other side didn't. The driver was charged with illegally concealing a weapon. The judge said the the firearm smust be visible from all sides of the vehicle.

 

[mzmtg]

Only in Georgia… :roll:

“I can see a gun in the door pocket of your car, therefore it is illegally concealed.â€

 

[VolGrad]

So to be visible from all 4 sides, you would need to hang it from the ceiling with fishing line. Just leave it dangling around for all to see. LOL.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

From our Case Law page here:

Ross v. State, 255 Ga. App. 462 (2002) A handgun "half-hidden" in the backseat "is not 'fully exposed' and therefore constitutes an illegal concealed weapon."
Quirk: The court claims it was a ".9 mm semiautomatic handgun" - that's pretty small!

Lindsey v. State, 259 Ga. App. 389 (2003) (Court of Appeals) Motorist arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after police officer observed a handgun in the open side pocket of his passenger door during a traffic stop.

Lindsey v. State, 277 Ga. 772 (2004) (Supreme Court) For a motorist without a firearms license, a gun must be either in the glovebox, center console, or similar compartment, or fully exposed to the view of others. The pocket of a door is not a "similar compartment" because it does not have a closing lid.

 

[Guest]

I guess I could tie some string (probably rope) around it and dangle it from the rear-view mirror, kind of like an air freshener.... :lol:

Seriously though, thanks for the info...

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

" . . . an armed person does not comply with the mandate of the statute unless his or her weapon is displayed so as to be visible to all observers."

Supreme Court in Lindsey v. State

 

[wsweeks2]

" . . . an armed person does not comply with the mandate of the statute unless his or her weapon is displayed so as to be visible to all observers."

Supreme Court in Lindsey v. State

What if the observers aren't looking hard enough, or choose not to see it i.e. some LEO's? :wink:

 

[MrMorden]

" . . . an armed person does not comply with the mandate of the statute unless his or her weapon is displayed so as to be visible to all observers."

Supreme Court in Lindsey v. State

What if the observers aren't looking hard enough, or choose not to see it i.e. some LEO's? :wink:

Or worse yet, what if he's above the vehicle looking down, and can't see it through the roof?

Georgia laws in this regard are FUBAR.

 

[ptsmith24]

I have a quick question about having my gun in the car.

Does it have to be in a holster while in the car, or can I just have it out of a holster in the glovebox, etc.

I do not have my GFL yet, as I am going to go to the Cherokee County Courthouse this Friday.

thanks again...

If mine's in the glovebox, it's in the holster. I don't want it to get into any fights with a tire pressure gauge or something :lol:

 

[slabertooch]

Gotta keep those evil SOBs from getting loose, never know what bad things they will do. I look at a holster like it is a straight jacket for my evil, nasty gun, I can't trust that thing worth a damn.

 

[Wiley]

Or worse yet, what if he's above the vehicle looking down, and can't see it through the roof?

Or the guy in the man hole looking up? (or person hole if you're PC)

 

[gsusnake]

I have a quick question about having my gun in the car.

Does it have to be in a holster while in the car, or can I just have it out of a holster in the glovebox, etc.

I do not have my GFL yet, as I am going to go to the Cherokee County Courthouse this Friday.

thanks again...

If mine's in the glovebox, it's in the holster. I don't want it to get into any fights with a tire pressure gauge or something :lol:

Yeah, I've got the holster piece (separated from the belt loop) of a Blackhawk CQC without retention that the gun sits in when it's not on my body and is anywhere in the car it might get moved about.

 

[Rammstein]

Ah the joys of a manual safety...

 

[gsusnake]

Ah the joys of a manual safety...

I'm probably OK with the enormous 90 pound DA trigger pull (OK, it's not that much, but that's what it feels like) but I'm not taking any chances.

 

[jeepsterwannabe]

Just keep in mind that until you have your GFL, it must be in the glove box, closed center console, or exposed to view from all four sides of the car.

I thought that openly sitting on passenger seat would be in plain view but then it would only be exposed to 3 sides.

Then I guess you should just hold it up in the air above the seats when the officer is walking toward your car, so he can se it really well, oh and also start screaming out the window " I gotta gun" :crossfinger: