[Travis McGee]

Interesting legal issues present here.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Most state allow for locked storage in vehicles. Something is missing in this story.

[B4Ranch]

Skin color, maybe?

[Joe Brower]

Evidently this guy's mistake was to not "have a permit for the gun". Must be that PA requires such a thing, or just in the city, or... ? Here in Florida, there would be zero problem. To keep a loaded firearm readily at hand in a vehicle requires no such instrument here in the sunshine state. With a shall-issue CCW, you can pack it right on you, in or out of the car.

That's the kind of freedom we need to get (re)installed in the rest of the U.S. For starters, anyway.

[wardaddy]

I don't know Pennsylvania gun laws so I can't say without speculating but I'm guessing that the question of drugs opened up a whole 'nother can of worms. Drug searches are a useful tool for LEOs to then do the gun grabbing thing in the course of events. If one is caught with felonious amounts of drugs Fed statutue wise and is also found to be possessing a firearm....even if it's constructive possession...then they usually get a sweet 5 year enhancement to run consecutive to the original drug charge and it's subsequent ajudication. Even more if it's a transfer fee style black gun. In other words get caught with 10 years worth of dope and a machine gun and you are seriously toast.

[Squantos]

Time line in this story is making my noggin hurt.......?!?!?! Was/is he on probation from earlier breaking of smae kind of unconstitutional BS law ???

Stay Safe !