Transporting an AR with loaded mags

[SAILORMAN]

looking for some clarification:

I finally got around to finishing my AR and want to take it to the range tomorrow. I want to know if I can transport my AR with loaded mags in the car? It is my understanding the law changed last year and this is legal as long as they are not in the same case with the firearm. How about in the pouches on the outside of the case?

I have been searching on the internet for an answer for 30 minutes and man I wish people would date stuff so you know what is current and not.

So I thought it best to check with you fine fellas and gals to set me straight on this.

[Chuck]

Do the magazine pouches on the outside of the case have closing devices?
Snaps, zippers, velcro, etc?
If they do, the answer is yes

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2923.16" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(5)

(a) "Unloaded" means

, with respect to a firearm other than a firearm described in division (K)(6) of this section, that no ammunition is in the firearm in question, no magazine or speed loader containing ammunition is inserted into the firearm in question , and one of the following applies:

(i) There is no ammunition in a magazine or speed loader that is in the vehicle in question and that may be used with the firearm in question.

(ii) Any magazine or speed loader that contains ammunition and that may be used with the firearm in question is stored in a compartment within the vehicle in question that cannot be accessed without leaving the vehicle or is stored in a container that provides complete and separate enclosure.

(b) For the purposes of division (K)(5)(a)(ii) of this section, a "container that provides complete and separate enclosure" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(i) A package, box, or case with multiple compartments, as long as the loaded magazine or speed loader and the firearm in question either are in separate compartments within the package, box, or case, or, if they are in the same compartment, the magazine or speed loader is contained within a separate enclosure in that compartment that does not contain the firearm and that closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook and loop closing mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened to access the contents or the firearm is contained within a separate enclosure of that nature in that compartment that does not contain the magazine or speed loader;

(ii) A pocket or other enclosure on the person of the person in question that closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook and loop closing mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened to access the contents.

(c) For the purposes of divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of this section, ammunition held in stripper-clips or in en-bloc clips is not considered ammunition that is loaded into a magazine or speed loader.

I hope that helps

[djthomas]

If you have your CHL you may carry rifle mags loaded anywhere in the vehicle as long as they're not actually inserted into a compatible firearm. If you do not have your CHL then the section Chuck quoted is your guide.

[SAILORMAN]

Thank You for an excellent clarification!

Some times in reading these laws they are about as clear as Mud!

[Chuck]

Thank You for an excellent clarification!

Some times in reading these laws they are about as clear as Mud!

Ain't that the truth!

[pirateguy191]

Follow the link and click on summary. I print this out and and keep it with the Attorney General handbook on concealed carry since it hasn't been updated after the law was passed.

http://ohioccw.org/201301225065/what-ch ... b-495.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[2004exrider]

Some times in reading these laws they are about as clear as Mud!

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