Is it legal to store a Machete in your car?

[peter2772000]

Funny, 'cause up here, the firearm cannot be visible from the outside when the vehicle is parked.

When driving or in the vehicle, the rifle or shotty can actually be sitting in a gun rack visible for the world to see. As in any scenario, the firearm must be unloaded.

[cowboy4x4]

My son got a ticket (in CA) for having his machete in the car "within" drivers reach. On that note I have one in my vehicle along with a sword, a tire checker aka "club". All my vehicles have camp/survival gear in them so all I have to say is I'm going on a trip.

[Mitt78]

They are legal to have in you FJ. I work for a land surveying company and we have multiple machetes in all our trucks.

[Romag]

jabartram previously said:

its illegal in Texas to have a blade longer than 5 inches in your vehicle.

Wrong. A machete, while technically could be classified as an "illegal knife", they are not actually illegal.

Just for Texans:

PENAL CODE**CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS

TEXAS PENAL CODE

TITLE 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS

CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS

(6) "Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.

(7) "Knife" means any bladed hand instrument that is capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by cutting or stabbing a person with the instrument.

Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:

(1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or

(2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control.

(a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with living quarters.

There you go, if you're in your vehicle, going to your vehicle, or in your home or otherwise, you can have an 'illegal knife'.

However, I think some place else "tools" are protected, because a machete is the same class of tool as an ax or a chainsaw.

[Coldnapalm]

its legal in florida to have on your hip or in your car its considers a tool like a shovel or an axe not a weapon just like all those bikers that carry around ball pin hammers and big crescent wrenches clearly they hit people with them but they claim its a tool for they're bike.. i keep a machete in my 4x4 for chopping things on the trails but also for self defense but if your a cop asking me its to clean my yard up when i get home

side note thats the exact same machete i have gerber 25$ at dicks good choice

[alabamatacomaguy]

peter2772000 previously said:

If I can legally have this in my Toy up here in Canada, I can't believe a machete would be an issue in the US.


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...0/DSC02178.jpg

Nothin' like a mag-fed shotty

can you buy an ar or a pistol with a mag cap over 10 in Canada

[FreeRangeFJ]

While there are numerous laws on the books that criminalize just about everything that goes boom, has sharp edges, encourages individualism and Liberty, or is just plain fun to use/own, most of them are not routinely enforced unless A) you are being a d**k or B) you have given the officer a reason to be a d**k (see A).

[peter2772000]

alabamatacomaguy previously said:

can you buy an ar or a pistol with a mag cap over 10 in Canada

I own two AR's and a total of over 65 guns. Yeah, mag caps for handgun mags is 10 rds, rifles are 5. I do own a crapload of LAR mags for my AR's. All our high-cap rifle mags are pinned (by use of a rivet) to 5 rds.

Completely stoopid and ignorant, merely laws to appease the ignorance of those who are less/mis-informed....

[RogueRadio]

peter2772000 previously said:

If I can legally have this in my Toy up here in Canada, I can't believe a machete would be an issue in the US.


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...0/DSC02178.jpg

Nothin' like a mag-fed shotty

Do you ever use that rig or not really? Like do you bring the shotgun camping for protection or is it just more for fun?

[slo4x4]

If you can own something in your home you can have it in your car. Your car is considered your house when it comes to storing things in it. Unless you live in a state that blows donkey dick like illinois.