Driving into California with a revolver? Requirements?

[Pat Riot]

12 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Contrary to the myths spread by the anti-everything-Californian crowd California doesn't have inspection stations on every road into the State to confiscate firearms.  Nor do the police randomly stop people to search for and confiscate guns.   And while there may be check points set up, especially on holiday weekends, to check for people driving under the influence those aren't used to confiscate firearms.

I was stopped for speeding with an "illegally" stowed handgun in CA. He asked if I had any weapons in the truck and I told him my gun bag was behind the seat. The officer told me to put it in my cross bed lockable tool box and that was the end of it. "Here's your ticket and have a nice day". I have a couple of other stories that I won't post here, but they resulted in nothing happening.

[J.D. Daily]

15 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said:

Cal, for sure. I was at Cal in the late '60s and was a fraternity boy. Still have many friends from then. One way we've come up with to stay in touch is to go to a Cal rugby game in March. First time in three years we've been able to do it again. I decided to make it a road trip this year.

Cal has been a Rugby powerhouse for over a century and still is. They have a beautiful field above Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.

I played club Rugby in the '70s and '80s; never at the Cal level, though.

 

Old Town Eureka was very interesting. Quite a history there. I came back up the Oregon coast, hence heading over to Eureka on the way.

I graduated from CAL with a BSEE in 1968.  Being that I lived two cities north I never made any long term friendships. with fellow students.

[Tell Sackett SASS 18436]

On 3/23/2022 at 8:27 PM, Rip Snorter said:

Good, no offense, but I saw stuff in a similar place at the other end of the country, NYC, that put a friend in the slammer. You just don't want to get crosswise with guns  in Blue States.

Too much!!

It should be: You just don’t want to get in blue states!!!

[Subdeacon Joe]

2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I was stopped for speeding with an "illegally" stowed handgun in CA. He asked if I had any weapons in the truck and I told him my gun bag was behind the seat. The officer told me to put it in my cross bed lockable tool box and that was the end of it. "Here's your ticket and have a nice day". I have a couple of other stories that I won't post here, but they resulted in nothing happening.

 

Yep.  Pretty much if you aren't a belligerent jerk or have a warrant police are cool about small things like that.