Gun Rack in back window of a truck

[vontar]

There were guns in the back windows of trucks when I was a kid. How long would they last today even if it wasn’t illegal? A rifle in the back window of a pickup truck today probably wouldn’t last one day, and in most mall parking lots it wouldn’t last 10 minutes, and has nothing to do with guns laws.

I wanted to respond this with out hi jacking the other thread.

I keep seeing this come up.

I agree it is too temping for a theft and it would just be bait to be one pulled over. From what reading I have found the problem would be crossing any school zones having a long gun that is not in a case.

Gun Free School Zones - Calguns Wiki

Both Federal Law and California Law affect possession and transport of firearms in defined school zones

in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is

on a motor vehicle;

A few weeks ago, I did see a gun driving with a rifle in his back window between Lafollette and Harrogate. I followed him for about 15 miles.

I can't find any about them being totally illegal though but I am not expert. Dad used to live in Illinois and he moved from there about them time they changed a law that made them illegal there.

[DaveTN]

It’s a crime to carry a gun loaded or with ammunition readily accessible in Tennessee. So a gun in a rack is PC for a stop (That in and of itself means I’m not doing it). An HCP is a valid defense to firearms violations. I could have it in a rack in my back window loaded, as long as a round wasn’t chambered. In the country that might be fine, in the city it would be a prime target for a smash and grab.

I’ve also have been in a firearms violation battle in court; I don’t ever want to do that again. I got it dismissed, but it costs me thousands $$, and I show a firearms charge on my record that was dismissed.

[vontar]

I am in agreement, can be legal, but it is bait to be pulled over and if left in a parked truck chance of theft go up. I would not do it either.

Also, walmart still sells them, I considered buying one a year go, but I can't drive 20 miles in one direction with out a school zone. I can not get to either gun range I use with out going though school zones.

As a kid, almost everyone had them, dad used them for hunting only but the racks were in his truck always.

[RobertNashville]

I grew up in south-central Ohio; about halfway and directly between Columbus and Cincinnati. I too remember when seeing a gun rack in the back window of a pickup truck was, if not common, not unusual and nothing that would raise an eyebrow...certainly nothing that would give probable cause for a traffic stop.

A while back I started a thread about about "displaying" firearms (in my home) rather than just having them locked up all the time...displaying one or two of the family's best or favorite rifles/shotguns also used to be pretty commonplace; just like gun racks in pickups. I've got a couple of really beautiful firearms and it's painful to have them locked up in the darkness of a safe all the time...almost like having a priceless painting sitting inside of a vault!

I suppose it being at best unwise, likely pretty stupid and even against the law to display rifles in a gun rack is just more irrefutable evidence that this isn't the society of "Leave it to Beaver", "Father Knows Best", "Ozzie and Harriet" or "The Brady Bunch" any more. Of course, society was never really the way it was portrayed in those shows but it was a lot more like that then than it is now.

It's a shame, really.

I've lived long enough to go from a time when we never really thought it necessary to lock our doors to a time when not only do I have two locks (deadbolt and knob) on each door but reinforcing around the frame, hinges and lock all to slow down someone trying to kick in the door and the only time my alarm system is off is when I'm entering or exiting a door!

[Oh Shoot]

... From what reading I have found the problem would be crossing any school zones having a long gun that is not in a case....

In TN, your HCP is an exemption from that federal law, for both handgun and long gun.

As discussed in another thread however, it is not an exemption from the federal law in other states.

Just another federal law that is there to be selectively used at the convenience of the government to make a criminal out of a law abiding citizen when it suits the government to do so.

"There's no way to rule innocent men.The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals.Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them.One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." - Ayn Rand

- OS

Edited September 4, 2011 by OhShoot
added quote

[Worriedman]

It’s a crime to carry a gun loaded or with ammunition readily accessible in Tennessee.

I am pretty sure that is not a correct statement about the ammunition "readily accessible". Not able to carry it loaded is correct, and no loaded magazine or clip close to any person and the weapon yes, (IF no one has a HCP), but according to 39-17-1307 (e) (2):

(2) It is an exception to the application of subsection (a) that a person who is not authorized to possess a handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351 is transporting a rifle or shotgun in or on a privately-owned motor vehicle and the rifle or shotgun does not have ammunition in the chamber or cylinder, and no clip or magazine containing ammunition is inserted in the rifle or shotgun or is in close proximity to both the weapon and any person.

Legislature passed this change basically to allow hunters to carry their long guns and ammo in their vehicles.

Edited September 4, 2011 by Worriedman

[Caster]

I went and checked in the mirror just to be absolutely sure......Nope, my neck is not red enough for a back window gun rack.

[Guest 270win]

I've seen people put long guns in truck window racks back home in Arkansas, mainly during hunting season. Long guns are not considered weapons there and can be carried however you want, loaded, concealed, open. You can walk down the street with one loaded without a license. I usually just lay my long gun in the back seat. They are handy when going to your hunting site to save space. I wouldn't want to leave one unattended in a big city because they invite theft.

[Oh Shoot]

I've seen people put long guns in truck window racks back home in Arkansas, mainly during hunting season. Long guns are not considered weapons there and can be carried however you want, loaded, concealed, open. You can walk down the street with one loaded without a license. I usually just lay my long gun in the back seat. ...

Point of thread is, though, that you could still found guilty of federal offense.

- OS

[robin48]

I used to have a rack in a truck I owned previously. All I carried in it was an axe handle.

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[Jared Jilton]

On 9/4/2011 at 11:48 AM, vontar said:

I wanted to respond this with out hi jacking the other thread.

I keep seeing this come up.

I agree it is too temping for a theft and it would just be bait to be one pulled over. From what reading I have found the problem would be crossing any school zones having a long gun that is not in a case.

Gun Free School Zones - Calguns Wiki

A few weeks ago, I did see a gun driving with a rifle in his back window between Lafollette and Harrogate. I followed him for about 15 miles.

I can't find any about them being totally illegal though but I am not expert. Dad used to live in Illinois and he moved from there about them time they changed a law that made them illegal there.

Gun driving with a rifle in his back window…i hope you got your 15 minutes worth lmao. I wander if they were friends???

[Whisper]

A thread back from the dead after 13 years.   Is that a record?  Maybe an administrator knows?

Cheers,

Whisper

[Jeb48]

Not really all that relevant but I'm fixing ups an old pickup for shows.  I plan to put a gun rack in the back window if I can find one or make one and hang an antique double barrel cork gun on the rack.  I will let the corks hang from strings from the end of the barrel to show that it is unloaded.  I also have an antique still (5-10 gallon) that I want to setup in the back.  Hope I don't get in trouble.

[RED333]

13 minutes ago, Jeb48 said:

Not really all that relevant but I'm fixing ups an old pickup for shows.  I plan to put a gun rack in the back window if I can find one or make one and hang an antique double barrel cork gun on the rack.  I will let the corks hang from strings from the end of the barrel to show that it is unloaded.  I also have an antique still (5-10 gallon) that I want to setup in the back.  Hope I don't get in trouble.

Find you a double barrel muzzleloader, and be perfectly legal.

[Grayfox54]

4 hours ago, Jeb48 said:

Not really all that relevant but I'm fixing ups an old pickup for shows.  I plan to put a gun rack in the back window if I can find one or make one and hang an antique double barrel cork gun on the rack.  I will let the corks hang from strings from the end of the barrel to show that it is unloaded.  I also have an antique still (5-10 gallon) that I want to setup in the back.  Hope I don't get in trouble.

You do understand that we want pictures don't ya? 

[Tom B]

I remember having a gun rack in my truck back in the day. But thats before we had extended cabs and double cabs and crew cabs. With 2 people (or even 3 with a bench seat) in the truck there wasnt room for much else-lol.