Is it illegal to carry a unloaded shotgun in your vehicle? (Cleveland: school, legal)

[sundrop]

Use this link...by the PDF page count you can see the NC laws... and what YOU as the parent needs to do.

http://www.grnc.org/images/wa_2007NCFirearmsLawsPub.pdf

Also remember in the State of NC, age of majority is 18.

[Time2Travel]

Originally Posted by Chromekitty

Just re-read your post.....
Your son is 16 he is not of legal age to own a shotgun.

A 16 year old can have a shotgun, they just can't purchase one until the age of 18. People below the age of 18 shoot guns and go hunting all the time. I got my first shotgun at age 11.

[Since72]

had eight total
410 double barrel
12 gauge pump
12 gauge single shot
20 gauge semi-auto
22 bolt action
22 level action
30/30 bolt action
44 level action

[Dusty Rhodes]

Since your son is 16, at least, he could carry that shotgun any way he wants as long as he is not aiming it at anyone

[Native_Son]

Originally Posted by Chromekitty

Also remember in the State of NC, age of majority is 18.

And age for driving is 16, and the age (at CMS) to get into kindergarten is 5... as long as we're throwing out unrelated age data.

This thread is asking about the legality of transporting a firearm, not the age of legal adulthood. Two entirely different things.

[jamaicancarioca]

Do you honestly think it is a good idea to let a 16 year old child drive a vehicle with a lethal weapon unsupervised across state lines?

[Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus]

Originally Posted by jamaicancarioca

Do you honestly think it is a good idea to let a 16 year old child drive a vehicle with a lethal weapon unsupervised across state lines?

i did it when i was that age. it is perfectly legal in North Carolina and South Carolina.

i suppose it is up to the OP to decide whether her kid is responsible enough to drive a car, or handle a shotgun. Obviously they need to be taught how to safely operate these things, but I think this can be safe for 16 year olds.

[Native_Son]

Originally Posted by jamaicancarioca

Do you honestly think it is a good idea to let a 16 year old child drive a vehicle with a lethal weapon unsupervised across state lines?

Absolutely nothing wrong with it considering ONLY age. Think about the things could be lethal in the wrong hands... like a CAR, but we let 16 year olds with no experience operate them all the time! A lot of 16 year olds around here have 6-8 years of experience handling rifles and shotguns by the time they are old enough to drive. My nephew just turned 10 a month ago and has had a .410 for over 2 years. He can choose a spot for a duck blind, set decoys, handle dogs and dress the birds at the end of the day! I trust him next to me with a gun, but I don't want him driving yet, lol...

[Time2Travel]

Originally Posted by jamaicancarioca

Do you honestly think it is a good idea to let a 16 year old child drive a vehicle with a lethal weapon unsupervised across state lines?

I carried my Benelli shotgun fully loaded in the back seat of my car when I was 16. I guess I could have carried it on a bicycle but the trip from my house to the shooting range at Fort Bragg was about 7 miles.

I think a lot of people that don't have experience with firearms just assume that they are dangerous and incapabale of being handled by people under the age of 18 but that's just not the case. You would probably be shocked if you knew how many people have a firearm in their car at any given intersection in NC. I don't carry one now that I live in Wilmington but when I lived in Fayetteville a gun was like an American Express card. I never, ever left home without it.

[CSaunders]

This is what ticks me off about laws. It's your right to have a gun.


Keep it unloaded in the trunk. He wont know if it's in your trunk unless you tell him.