RV'ing With Firearms

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This has been asked on an RV website a couple of times and I always get a kick out of the lame answers from folks who advise against firearms while RV'ing. So I ask here, do yall take firearms along? Me? I now take two. One for me if I have to go for some sort of roadside help and leave one for my wife who would stay with the RV. The more I think about this the more I think I'm gonna go with one caliber for both of us (9mm). I had been taking a Glock 26 and 27 but maybe not next time. I also check reciprocity laws when traveling and haven't been to a state yet that doesn't have reciprocity or honor my permit.
 
The same caliber would be a good idea logistically but I'd throw a rifle in the mix also. Something in .223 or .308 (and make sure the wife knows how to use it).
An RV gives you more room to bring more guns :evil:
 
My vote would be for a couple of .357 revolvers and a Marlin 1894 .357, 4 and 6 in Bbls on the revolvers. Kind of a closet cowboy
Couple of 9's would sure do the trick, but adding a long gun is a solid idea.
 
I'll try to find the link. The post was a while ago. We are planning a trip and I got interested in the opinions. One post recommended: "using BBQ cleaner or flourescent spray paint as a self defense weapon." Continuing, they said the flourescent paint also makes it easier for the cops to find the BG. The original post was on RV.NET....I'll try to find it.
 
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Handguns and camping go together like wine and cheese. I never leave home without the Kimber .45, unless it's with the RIA .45, or the Colt .357. I post at RV.net and those idiots get giddy at just the mention of someone camping near them with a loaded gun. Stupid sheep, if they only knew how many people are packing concealed. Mike Z
 
Of course firearms are a part of the "list" when preparing for an RV trip. I just make sure I never go anywhere near certain political locales. Say PRNJ,
the Gay bay, etc. An RV is like a house. You would'nt move to a new house and not take any of your shiny metal friends with you.
 
Yes, we always pack while RV'ing. SA XD-45 for me and either her Bersa or S&W Airweight 38. Good idea to bring a long gun too.
 
RV laws confuse me to be honest. Non driving passengers are allowed to drink alcohol in an RV, even while it is moving. Something along the lines of it being considered a home etc. Yet for firearms purposes there is a difference?
The irony in the law never ceases to amaze me.
Is it really under the same laws as another vehicle? Or like with the drinking laws is it considered a home and subject to rules accordingly?
In CA where proper transport of firearms in a vehicle is unloaded and for handguns in a locked container this is particularly important. People sleeping in the bed of a pickup truck camping in the forest with a loaded handgun have been given serious charges, as have hunters leaning a loaded weapon against a vehicle, as the law is not specific as to what part of the vehicle. Is a RV moving, or parked a home? How about with a leveling system engaged that it cannot drive with? I know jacks are specificed in some states to consider trailers or such homes for some legal purposes..anyone know?
 
Is it really under the same laws as another vehicle? Or like with the drinking laws is it considered a home and subject to rules accordingly?
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My understanding is that when it's rolling down the highway (or just stopped for gas at the service plaza) it's a motor vehicle and it 9and you) are subject to the same rules and laws as if you were driving a car. When you're in the campground and set up for living out of it, it's your home and is subject to whatever laws the state you're in applies to homes for self-defense.

Just remember that even though the portable home came from your home state, the laws that apply when you're camped are not those of your home state, but those of the state you are in.
 
I have a TT and always take a handgun with me. The only thing that worries me is when we leave the TT and I have to leave the gun in the trailer, I'm always afraid of a breakin. There's not many "stash" places in a TT and I don't have my CCW yet.
But I think it is very wise to take a gun or two with you. You never know what the RV park will be like you'll be staying in that night or worse yet, we could have another 911 while your 1,000 miles from home.
Joe
 
I've wondered about guns and rv's. My parents cruise around the west and I told them I would like them to have a gun with them and they're afraid of the state to state laws. I'd be happy if they just kept a gun in the truck in one of those center-of mass- boxes. Right now they just a rough rider .22 in a box somewhere in the RV........:banghead:
 
Actually RV's are like boats and that if you start looking, there are tons of stash places in them. we have a smaller class C and I have places onboard that will hide weapons very easily. I have a good friend who is a Narc officer and used to sniffing out hiding places and he found only one of six places. One hideout is large enough to hide two AR's and a full set up of mags etc. Just use your imagination. False bottoms in cabinets, shallower depth drawers etc. easy to do, impossible to find.

Now having said that, I always travel compliant with all local laws. Which means that when I head to canada or the northeast. I usually Either leave some of it at home, or shape my loadout accordingly.
 
The irony in the law never ceases to amaze me.
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The reason for that is if the law was simple and easily understood by us mere mortals we wouldn't need the gift of lawyers to help us interpret it....for a price. Contradictory laws are a godsend to the bottom line of a law firm.
 
One post recommended: "using BBQ cleaner or flourescent spray paint as a self defense weapon." Continuing, they said the flourescent paint also makes it easier for the cops to find the BG. The original post was on RV.NET....I'll try to find it.
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I guess after you shoot the bad guys you clean them up real good and then spray paint them so that the authorities know for sure they ARE the bad guys...:what: :neener: :D
 
I would add a Shotgun to those 2 handguns and you most definitely should bring along your handguns. The open road and camp sites far from home are no place to be without protection.
 
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