What are the rules regarding transportation of firearms in a motor vehicle?
Basic transportation requirements are: Rifles & Shotguns: transport unloaded. Locked in trunk, or locked in gun rack, or locked in a carrying case if you don’t have a trunk. The best place for them is locked in the trunk or in a locked carrying case. Handguns: if you have a concealed handgun license, you can transport concealed. Otherwise, it is permissible to transport loaded in plain view (such as on the seat with nothing covering it), as long as you aren’t in an area where possession or display is banned (and there are a LOT of those). If you don’t want to deal with hassles or be caught inadvertently transporting in a prohibited area, unloaded and locked in the trunk is the safest.
