carrying handgun on boat?

[Fastwin]

Do you need a carry permit to carry a handgun on your boat? I'm kind of confused because according to the US Coast Guard inland distress signals can be shots from a firearm in 1min increments (rule 37 see blow).

Now. . . here's another problem. Most boat ramps have TWRA and/or TVA signs that say something like "no firearms, alcohol, or camping." Does the sign at the ramp apply to the body of water it's posted next to or JUST the ramp? A quick Google search concerning the issue just further confused me.

emoScratch

RULE 37:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=Rule3637

 

[xrfoxracer]

Flames on a vessel....not a good distress signal to create anyway ha ha

 

[Fastwin]

I guess on the deck of a barge or cargo ship it would be OK to burn something. . . The metal is probably too thick to cause harm. That one is funny though. . .

 

[Davo]

I don't think that you are technically allowed to carry a gun on the water since it is TVA property. But, my handgun permit instructor said he would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6 when I asked him.

 

[Fastwin]

So he didn't give you a direct answer? It seems like a very grey area.

 

[Davo]

Nope, no real answer except that you aren't usually allowed to carry on federal property. Since TVA is slightly federal and they own the lake.....

 

[Fastwin]

Right, but dont maritime laws supercede TVA? TVA is just a regional power company. They don't "OWN" the waterways. The United States and it's people do.

From experience, in a dispute the larger government superceds the smaller. IE: county law supercedes city laws, TN state law overrides Hamilton County and on and on.

 

[Red Bullet]

Come on guys, people have been hunting on TVA property forever! There was a wedding on the opening day of duck season 30 years ago at the Harrison Bay Park boat ramp. After wards everyone got in their boats with their guns and no one said a word. I have "never" been questioned about a gun at any ramp when hunting. So why would it be any different for a handgun.

 

[Fastwin]

I found this link helpful:

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/h...ml#showthread.php?t=8209&page=1&forcenoajax=1

TN says you have to have a carry permit but like I said earlier, the Army Corps of Engineers supercedes TN State law AND TVA.

 

[Guest]

I say keep your weapon concealed and don't do anything stupid. JMHO

 

[Bubbakat]

cheez - 2/20/2011 4:19 PM

I say keep your weapon concealed and don't do anything stupid. JMHO

x2

 

[hippi97]

Chez hit the nail on the head..

 

[elwestb]

cheez - 2/20/2011 5:19 PM

I say keep your weapon concealed and don't do anything stupid. JMHO

That's what I do, and I do have a permit!

 

[Fastwin]

I DON'T have a permit - too expensive. Class is for newbies and you can't test out.

 

[Guest]

Well Fastwin if you don't have a HCP you best not be carrying. If you are caught you go to jail and could possibly lose your rights to even own anything more than a BB gun. Just saying.

 

[TightlineT]

Fastwin - 2/20/2011 8:01 PM

I DON'T have a permit - too expensive. Class is for newbies and you can't test out.

I'm not trying to start an argument, cause I just wanted to go shoot and get the license myself...I've shot guns for the previous 35 or so years before my handgun class and thought "I wish they would just let me have the permit". I can't speak for them all, but the guy that taught mine was a Chattanooga SWAT guy and I learned alot during my class - especially concerning legal matters. It is expensive, but you do get something out of it and now I can carry with no worries of problems from the police.

 

[Fastwin]

I'm sure there is some good common sense legal stuff. . . like don't carry into an airport or post office and if stopped hand the police your carry permit and tell them you're packing. . . yada yada.

It would be nice; however, if you could test out of the gun portion where they teach you which direction to load the ammo, always keep the barrel pointed down range, how to line up the sites, the components of a bullet and gun, yada yada yada.

I just don't want to take a class and be treated like I've never picked up a gun before. It would be frustrating to listen to someone tell me for 8 hours which direction the bullets go in. emoLaugh Am I wrong on this one? I feel like the classes should be tiered according to a written entry test so you get appropriate education and not talked down to all day.

"You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out!" - Christmas Story

 

[TightlineT]

Fastwin - 2/20/2011 9:52 PM



I'm sure there is some good common sense legal stuff. . . like don't carry into an airport or post office and if stopped hand the police your carry permit and tell them you're packing. . . yada yada.

It would be nice; however, if you could test out of the gun portion where they teach you which direction to load the ammo, always keep the barrel pointed down range, how to line up the sites, the components of a bullet and gun, yada yada yada.

I just don't want to take a class and be treated like I've never picked up a gun before. It would be frustrating to listen to someone tell me for 8 hours which direction the bullets go in. emoLaugh Am I wrong on this one? I feel like the classes should be tiered according to a written entry test so you get appropriate education and not talked down to all day.

"You'll shoot your eye out! You'll shoot your eye out!" - Christmas Story

Yep, there was some real basic stuff that I'm sure you and everyone else on here already knows. But, you may learn a thing or two in the class (that may not even last 8 hours)you get to shoot 50 rounds at a target and in the end you can carry almost anywhere without being bothered. Now if the wife and I go on a trip I don't have to worry about carrying. Or better yet when I come into Possum Creek boat ramp at 1 in the morning I can feel a little more comfortable about walking up to my truck. It was worth the expense to me and I'm pretty stingy......Jim

 

[Fastwin]

Wasn't there someone on here advertising a $50 class?

 

[buzz]

Fugates Firearms..In Charleston....accross from Bowaters.