it will be interesting to see how this shakes out , if you unload and leave ammo and a magazine in the car things that can be replaced for 50 dollars if some one breaks into your car , it certainly shows intent to not drink and go armed , while not complying with the letter of the law , did it comply with the intent of the law that you should not be able to use your gun while drinking.
what if it had been locked , would that have changed any thing
encased and locked in a bag carried on ones person
also in many cases the gun is not assembled if it contains no magazine , so is a disassembled gun and issue , would it change things if the cylinder was removed from a revolver , or if the barrel and chamber was removed
when hunting , if we got out to the road and were picked up by a car that we didn't have a case in , we could dissemble our unloaded gun put it in the trunk and get a ride back to camp.
i have to admit i have been very nervous about leaving my gun locked in the car the few times i have had to
or would carrying only a fire control unit the serialized part of a SIG P250 be considered carrying a fire arm , would carrying only a casting a stripped ar15 lower registered as a pistol