Is it illegal to have a gun or a knife in your glovebox?
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Is it illegal to have a gun or a knife in your glovebox?
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Simple answer: Knife? No problem.
Firearm: Do you have a permit? Yes? Generally OK.
No permit? Hopefully the gun has a trigger lock or is disassembled – to wit, it isn’t a ready-to-use weapon. Even if you got a citation for having a firearm if it was unable to be used then . . . well . . . I cannot consider a District Attorney would push for a trial / conviction.
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Varies by jurisdiction but a few things to consider….
Some areas consider the glove box or console to be concealing and some do not.
You need to know the definition of “deadly weapon” in the local jurisdiction.
What makes a knife a “deadly weapon” where you are located? Are there legal penalties for carrying a “concealed deadly weapon”.
Because of the totalitarian and draconian vagaries of some areas I travel to for work; I don’t keep anything that could be construed as a weapon accessible from the driver’s seat.
I do have an emergency kit that contains a knife large enough for processing firewood. That resides inside a bag underneath the back seat. Hopefully that is sufficient to preclude all but the most anal retentive from trying to prosecute.
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That depends on the State you live in. Remember the woman in Nee Jersey who had a valid concealed carry permit from Pennsylvania? She got stopped for a traffic violation and told the officer she had the weapon. As I recall in her glovebox. The people’s republic wanted this working mother under the jail.
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“Is it illegal to have a gun or a knife in your glovebox?”
In the USA, those laws are made at State and local level. See NRA-ILA | State Gun Laws
In many States guns and knives are regulated differently. For example, in Washington State the Concealed Handgun License allows you to carry a concealed handgun, only. In Idaho, you can carry any deadly weapon, generally without a license.
There are often specific laws about keeping loaded guns in cars. This is for safety reasons: guns have been known to fire when the car hits a bump. A self-defense oriented handgun is very unlikely to have this problem, but always read your owners manual as well as your local laws.
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The correct answer, as several have mentioned, is that it depends on your state’s laws.
But the unspoken answer is that you never keep a weapon in the same place you keep your registration and insurance.
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Illegal for me? No… no, I live in a place that values freedom and the right to defend yourself.
Is it legal for YOU? That, I don’t know. It depends entirely where you live. In the UK, for instance, it’s illegal to have a kitchen knife in your possession while in public. Too bad all the criminals there don’t obey that law, either.
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So no, is not Legal by Federal Law for the firearm, the knife you would have to worry about on a State by State basis.
It would also be of interest to use the linked websites resources to look at each States specific regulations regarding firearms…
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Not if you have a concealed carry permit, hence the word concealed.
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Depends on where you are. Check your local laws.
It is bad idea though since you keep your registration and proof of insurance in there too. If the officer sees a gun, any gun, he is prone to just begin firing his weapon into your body. Keep it in another compartment. Do not mention it. Do not consent to any search. If you have a CCW and are carrying again do not mention it. I know some states say you have to, but that is another way to get yourself killed. Once the officer knows you have a gun, because you told him, you cannot reach for anything and now you are not safe. You are on the razor blade of death. One false move and your kids will be calling someone else daddy.
Do not ever admit to having a firearm. Doing so is deadly dangerous. Glovebox is a bad spot for the aforementioned reasons. That gun gets seen and you can get shot before you even know your in a gunfight. It will not matter who is right or wrong when you are dead.
So far as I have ever seen a police officer has never been in the wrong (as in convicted) for shooting someone with a firearm on or near them. Legal carrier or not. Intent or not.
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Depends on the state you’re in. In Kentucky, if a gun or a knife is in a factory made compartment on the vehicle (console, glovebox, etc), then the weapon is not considered concealed. Before I got out of the business, KY was saying that the cutout compartments on car doors (like where you would put a drink or trash at) is not considered concealed.
Check your state laws.
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Depends on what state you live in… In Kentucky ..No… We can have a loaded gun or any knife in the glove box or console of a car and do not require any permits to do so.. We are an Open Carry State and no permit is required to carry a side arm or any firearm or any sized knife as long as it’s visible… The State Law also states that in a vehicle if the weapon is in the glove box or console is it not considered concealed.. The Kentucky Concealed permit is a bit different than many states in that it is a Concealed Deadly Weapon Permit which covers Any and All deadly weapons as long as they are not specifically regulated under other federal or state laws… This includes Swords, Sword Cains, Sleave guns, throwing stars, Cain Guns ect..
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Yes and No! It will depend on States laws pertaining to the right to carry weapons in you state laws dealing with knives and fire arms. You’ll need to look up the law in your state that is germane to owning, carrying, etc.
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