• Federal Regulations:
  For transportation purposes, the TSA considers a firearm loaded if it has a live round in the chamber or cylinder, or in an inserted magazine.

• State and Local Laws:
  Definitions can differ by state. For example, Washington state law defines a loaded firearm as having a cartridge in the chamber or a clip locked in the firearm. Some states, like New York, may define a loaded firearm as a firearm that has ammunition in it or one that is possessed with ammunition.
  

• Contextual Definitions:
  In New York, possessing an "unloaded" firearm and separately possessing ammunition can also be considered possessing a loaded firearm, due to the ammunition's proximity.
  

 

In New York, possessing an "unloaded" firearm and separately possessing ammunition can also be considered possessing a loaded firearm, due to the ammunition's proximity.

 

^^^^this^^^^ by the way,,,,all guns are loaded

 

Yes because the firearm just needs to be manipulated to fire, cartridges do not need to be added to fire

 

If the gun has ammo in it, it's loaded.

 

 

Any ammo in it anywhere “Its loaded” if its in the chamber “Its Extra Loaded”!!! Ammo = Loaded! Even and empty mag and empty chamber can still get ya killed or arrested if someone sees the firearm etc…treat it as if its always loaded w ammo or not….AND what they said way up there!! Be safe Cheers peeps! 😎

 

As stated above it could be considered loaded if ammo is within reach, even in the same area.

 

The more technical answer is; it is not in full battery. However the legal view is that it is loaded.

 

I am trying to figure out the "please think carefully before answering" part of the question. The last time I heard that it was from a police officer.

 

Maybe it didn't come across just right. I was referring to the DA/SA of a semi-auto. In the state as described, no way, no how, can the firearm be discharged unless one fully racks the slide.

Thanks everyone for your responses thus far.

 

Yankem?
Why, are my chains showing?

Think carefully about your answer.....
When do you put bullets into a gun then determine it's not loaded?

 

Lots of states will have different variations of a loaded firearm. Many states are far reaching on the term loaded.

 

Hence the phrase "loaded and chambered"...

 

Or? Locked and loaded. Meaning, magazine locked in and round chambered.

 

Absolutely, but locked and loaded sure has been usurped over the last half century or so...

 

Completely depends on the context. For the four rules? Yes.

For XXX state? Depends on XXX State's Laws.

For USPSA, IDPA or SCSA? Yes, by all of their rules.

So what, exactly, are you asking?

 

Senator Meachum says, “Loaded is what I say it is”.

 

"It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is?
-Bill Clinton

 

Federal interstate transport rules require that the firearm be unloaded (no cartridges present in the firearm) and locked separately from all ammunition, which must be in a separately locked container. You must be traveling from a place where the firearm and ammunition is permitted to be in your possession to a destination where they are permitted.

There can be a conflict between interstate transport rules and state laws.

This still does not help you when moving across a state which has banned specific firearms or classes of firearms. In those cases, if the banned firearm is discovered in your possession, you may be charged under state law.

if you have a concealed carry permit, and it is recognized in the state you're in, you can carry it loaded there.

 

Federal interstate transport rules require that the firearm be unloaded (no cartridges present in the firearm) and locked separately from all ammunition, which must be in a separately locked container.

Funny, I can't find that wording in the second amendment.

Ripe for yet another court challenge.

 

Firearms related law is layered and complex. Even if you have looked up the statutes involved in any situation, there are still potential issues of interpretation that can be based on a single word.

This complexity is even greater when dealing with multiple adjacent nearby states. You have to consider each state's statutes and layered Federal statutes.

in the layering, state law typically has priority over Federal law unless Federal law specifically preempts state statutes.

 

in fact, the strategy embraces both deep complexity and extensive delays to any effort that seeks to return things to Constitutionality.

This is why the combined Heller, MacDonald and Bruen Supreme Court decisions are so important. They are necessarily only the start of return to principles.

Until then, we're left with multiple layers of interacting complexity because tyrants corrupt power.

What can we do? First, understand the law and act accordingly. Second, work relentlessly to eliminate infringements.

 

in fact, the strategy embraces both deep complexity and extensive delays to any effort that seeks to return things to Constitutionality.

This is why the combined Heller, MacDonald and Bruen Supreme Court decisions are so important. They are necessarily only the start of return to principles.

Until then, we're left with multiple layers of interacting complexity because tyrants corrupt power.

What can we do? First, understand the law and act accordingly. Second, work relentlessly to eliminate infringements.

Yep. One of the "absolutes" for those bent on destroying a nation is to poison its past in the minds of the people. This includes their history and their most fundamental constructs.

 

Every firearm is always considered loaded.

 

Don't feed the trolls.

 

The threads topic is Firearms safety 101.

 

Why the heck would I not have a round in the chamber? Reloading??