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I think they redefined "illegal weapon" to include ALL handguns, even the legally owned ones. And then they added if the legally owned handgun was ANYWHERE in your private vehicle it's considered an "illegal weapon" The way that this act reads is that although you're permitted to own a handgun legally, if you're caught with it you're dogmeat.
[align=left]1. a. As used in this section:[/align]
[align=left]“Prohibited firearm” means any handgun, sawed-off shotgun,[/align]
[align=left]assault firearm or machine gun.[/align]
[align=left]“Public place” means any place to which the public has access,[/align]
[align=left]including but not limited to a public street, sidewalk, bridge, alley,[/align]
[align=left]plaza, park, boardwalk, driveway, parking lot or transportation[/align]
[align=left]facility, educational institution, public library, shopping center or[/align]
[align=left]mall or the doorways and entrance ways to any building which[/align]
[align=left]fronts on any of these places, or a motor vehicle in or on any such[/align]
[align=left]place.[/align]
[align=left]18 b. Unless otherwise permitted by law, a person commits a crime[/align]
[align=left]19 of the second degree if, while in or on a public place, he knowingly[/align]
[align=left]20 carries a prohibited firearm on or about his person, or otherwise[/align]
[align=left]21 possesses the prohibited firearm within his immediate reach or in[/align]
[align=left]22 any portion of a motor vehicle in which he is traveling.[/align]
[align=left]Now the tricky part: What is "otherwise permitted by law"? Carry permit? Police/Military only? Who knows![/align]