is this gun loaded?!?

[gunslinger1911]

So is my automatc loaded if there is a loaded mag inside, or does there have to be one in the chamber? What about a revolver? If the hammer sits on an empty is it considered loaded?

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[nubus]

Most jursidictions define a loaded magazine inside the gun as loaded.
A revolver with a bullet in any chamber is considered loaded.

 

[mjbskwim]

If you look at the car carry laws ANY rounds in the gun means it's loaded.
Doesn't have to be chambered

RCW 9.41.010: Terms defined.

(10) "Loaded" means:

(a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the firearm;

(b) Cartridges are in a clip that is locked in place in the firearm;

(c) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the firearm, if the firearm is a revolver;

(d) There is a cartridge in the tube or magazine that is inserted in the action; or

(e) There is a ball in the barrel and the firearm is capped or primed if the firearm is a muzzle loader.

 

[gunslinger1911]

That's what I thought...someone tried to tell me it had to be chambered...didn't think so...thx

 

[Mason3379]

Depends on if you are in Utah.....They consider a clear chamber "unloaded"! You are able to carry with a full mag though.