Walk It Through: The Pistol In The Console
Carrying without a permit, a school pickup, a stop at the courthouse, and a beer after work.
A rancher keeps a loaded pistol in the truck's console and has never applied for a permit.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One pistol in one truck over a week. Federal buildings, private businesses that post signs, hunting rules and a person with a record are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Crime of violenceOne of the convictions that bars a person from possessing or controlling a firearm, along with the listed drug felonies. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
- Permit to carry a concealed pistolA permit the sheriff of the county where the applicant lives issues after a background investigation, valid throughout the state.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe more serious of the two misdemeanor classes, with a maximum of one year in a county jail or a $2,000 fine, or both.
- Enhanced permitA higher grade of concealed pistol permit. A person twenty-one years of age or older who holds one, with the principal's written permission, is outside the ban on guns at a public school.