gun and ammo in same bag?

doddg · Jun 2, 2017

1. I'm sure this is answered in the reading but I'm at work and can't go through till I find it.
2. Is it Ok to carry a gun (to sell/trade) and some spare ammo for it in the same bag? Or do you need a separate bag?
3. I learned that you are supposed to keep the gun and ammo in a separate place in your car, and didn't know how to apply that to taking stuff into the gun show.
4. I suppose they wink at it.
5. I used to have a gun license in 1980, so I didn't think about it, but now that I don't; I don't want to have my ammo confiscated by police when I enter and they check your bag.

Thanks!

2A_Tom · Jun 2, 2017

If you are not licensed, you are subject to transportation rules, ammo and firearms need to be stored in separate containers while you are on your way there. The IC does not specifically speak to condition at a gun show, but all gun shows are "loaded gun, free zones"

IC 35-47-2
Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns
IC 35-47-2-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 3, 5, 7, and 23 of this
chapter by P.L.140-1994 apply to crimes committed after June 30,
1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.618.
IC 35-47-2-1
Carrying a handgun without a license or by a person convicted of
domestic battery; exceptions
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and
section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any
vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under
this chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may carry a
handgun without being licensed under this chapter to carry a
handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased,
rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the
person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person
who legally controls the property to have the handgun on the
premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property,
including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or
convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course;
or
(C) the person is on the property to receive firearms related
services, including the repair, maintenance, or modification
of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned,
leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if
the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a
vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally
controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5) the person carries the handgun:

KLB · Jun 2, 2017

Yes, they can share a bag. Just make sure that the gun is not loaded.

KMaC · Jun 2, 2017

I don't see anything in the IC cited that says ammo and gun have to be in separate containers during transport. The IC says unloaded. Is it interpreted that gun and ammo in same container equals loaded?

doddg · Jun 2, 2017

blue falcon said:
If you are not licensed, you are subject to transportation rules, ammo and firearms need to be stored in separate containers while you are on your way there. The IC does not specifically speak to condition at a gun show, but all gun shows are "loaded gun, free zones"

IC 35-47-2
Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns
IC 35-47-2-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 3, 5, 7, and 23 of this
chapter by P.L.140-1994 apply to crimes committed after June 30,
1994.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.618.
IC 35-47-2-1
Carrying a handgun without a license or by a person convicted of
domestic battery; exceptions
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and
section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any
vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under
this chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may carry a
handgun without being licensed under this chapter to carry a
handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased,
rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the
person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person
who legally controls the property to have the handgun on the
premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property,
including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or
convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course;
or
(C) the person is on the property to receive firearms related
services, including the repair, maintenance, or modification
of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned,
leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if
the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a
vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally
controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5) the person carries the handgun:

KLB said:
Yes, they can share a bag. Just make sure that the gun is not loaded.

1. Thanks guys! I appreciate it.
2. Bag in trunk with gun (in case) and supplies (holster, speed loader, etc, but ammo will be in passenger seat.
3. When leaving car parked: put ammo in bag with gun, I'll even put it in a different section of my bag (with my beef jerky and tea, ha!)

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