Carry a handgun while Hunting?

[longknife]

WOW, i believe you, but i will end up doing what i was told. Next time, i will ask further, thought it was kinda odd for no one in the rig. But he stated, man 44mag, thats a heavy gun to carry on you at all times.
Reminds me of a game of monopoly with childern, the rules are diffrent every game!!

Thats F'D up! if you set it in your rig unattended(concieled). Someone broke in, took the pistol, killed someone, you are liable, because you did not have the loaded pistol on you. Like you said its a given, you are responsable for your loaded weapon, because it is no longer on you, you are at fault.

[Glockster]

If you want to know everything there is to know about carrying a firearm in the state of WA get the book WA State Firearms Rights and Responsibilities by Dave Workman.

It's available at most local gun shops.

[bobcat]

What if someone steals a baseball bat out of your vehicle and kills someone with it?

[dscubame]

What if someone steals a baseball bat out of your vehicle and kills someone with it?

A person is not held to the same "duty of care" when in posession of a baseball bat verses a handgun.  It is a legal concept.

[xd2005]

WOW, i believe you, but i will end up doing what i was told. Next time, i will ask further, thought it was kinda odd for no one in the rig. But he stated, man 44mag, thats a heavy gun to carry on you at all times.
Reminds me of a game of monopoly with childern, the rules are diffrent every game!!

Thats F'D up! if you set it in your rig unattended(concieled). Someone broke in, took the pistol, killed someone, you are liable, because you did not have the loaded pistol on you. Like you said its a given, you are responsable for your loaded weapon, because it is no longer on you, you are at fault.

First off, I'm not trying to be a jerk about this. With that said, a right not defended is no longer a right.

As for responsibility...I would say the level of responsibility is determined by the level of one's carelessness. I would say first, if someone steals your handgun and uses it for a crime, the level of responsibility is less than if you use it for a crime. When I said that we are all responsible, I was primarily talking about our carelessness. If we leave a loaded weapon lying around, insecure, and an accident happens, we are responsible for that, as we obviously did not adequately secure our firearms. On the other hand, if you do everything you should (lock the car, hide the firearms, etc.) and someone steals it and then uses it, the level of responsibility is fairly low (legally anyways) compared to if you were to leave a loaded firearms on the seat in plain view in an unlocked car.