As an FFL I am issued all Federal and State firearms laws by the BATFE. As an aspiring trucker I have read the FMCSA. I personally have found no law prohibiting carrying a firearm on a CMV. I have read post from others on forums specializing in firearms who have completed an even more exhaustive search than I have, they, uniformaly have reported no such law. There are laws prohibiting carrying firearms into certain States or locations, such as within 1,000 feet of a school. They do not distinguish between a CMV and any other vehicle.

"An armed society is a polite society."

Thomas Jefferson

Yooper, I did not resurrect this thread. 8)

This a great thread. I've been wondering how company drivers dealth with the issues of carrying a firearm on a company truck. I think that your life is more important than company rules. I remember working as a security guard at a seed hotel, my company wouldn't allow me to have a firearm, but I knew how drug and thug infested the area was, so I armed myself with a nice Browning HI Power, that I used to scare off a group thugs that wanted to jump me. I'm going to check what states give reciprocity to my GA CCW permit, so that I will know which states I can legally carry. And if needed I will try to obtain a second CCW permit in a state that will give me reciprocity in states that my GA CCW does not.

Owning a firearm is similar to preventative maintainance; we do not go to the doctor because we are currenty sick, instead, we go to the doctor to prevent illness. Gun ownership is similar. We own guns so that we will be prepared for situations where we will need to use deadly force. We go to the range to make sure that we can hit our target, we read and study all sort of media on using a gun in combat, so that we will be able to handle the stress of having to use a gun, we read federal and state laws, so that we will know the legality of carrying.

Criminals do not care about any of the above, and all of the so-called gun control laws only make it more difficult for honest citizens to purchase a gun. My last gun purchase had me filling out all sort of paper work, and running to the dmv just to by a frickin gun. The owner of the gun shop laughed that a criminal wouldn't spend all this time buying a gun; he would have robbed 10 ppl by the time I walked out of the gun shop, and he was right. Straight edged me had to go through all sort of red tape to legall purchase a weapon, while criminals buy guns on the black market... Thank you sillyfearful liberals.

The issue of gun control is an issue of distrust, and nothing more.

I couldn't agree more with that point of view, and to add to it, I'm hearing alot of cb owners on the air, who should have spent their money a bit better, in the respect that they shouldn't own one at all. As far as the Gun topic......to each their own, I personally won't carry a fire arm on my truck, I feel too much could go wrong, so I just rely on my ability to throw down the old fashion way if something arises that calls for such a responce. 8)

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It isn't the Feds who will give you a problem, unless you pickup or deliver to a military base. Most are cool about it as long as you declare that you have the weapon and give it to them to hold until you leave the base. Some, such as in the Socialist Republic of New York, will call the locals to have you arrested. Military bases follow local laws concerning possessing guns, however it is against Federal law to attempt to take a firearm on a military base. So if you go on bases, you will probably be better off leaving the gun at home.

Don't forget to leave it in the truck...if you go in the building to declare your gun.
Let them retrieve it, or give you permission first.

Actualy there is no law saying that you cannot carry a weapon in a CMV. If you have a concealed carry permit u can carry in the state that issued it even in a truck unless your company has a rule against it. But the state lines are where it gets illegal...because some states dont recognize other states concealed carry permits.