How truckers protect themselves on the road

I think that is the plan. The NRA and most Second Amendment Supporters are pushing for National reciprocity, to carry everywhere the U.S.A. has jurisdiction.

We have the votes. They have Obama and the media cartel.

I drove a Freightliner for a few years in the 90s. (Overseas containers, interstate) Had an FFL at the same time. Sold quite a few handguns, and a few shotguns to other drivers. Many asked to purchase “off the books”. Told them all the same thing. “Legal sales only, I will not risk my license, or go to jail for you.”

Anyone considering challenging the “no guns” rules for truckers must overcome at least three obstacles.

First is they must know the state regulation for firearms in vehicles for each state they run through.

Second is company policy against having firearms in their vehicles. It’s an immediate firing offense if caught. And it will go on the trucker’s DAC report to forever haunt him.

Third, and this is the one not usually mentioned in talk about truckers keeping firearms, is that many, if not most, shippers and receivers have very strict “no guns” rules for their properties.

And, what most non-drivers don’t realize is that truckers do get inspected. I have had to submit to in-cab inspections many times during my driving career. The guys at the Army supply depot I delivered to were very serious about their inspections right down to having me lift the hood so they could peer inside the engine compartment.

Personally, although my sympathies absolutely lie with those wishing to protect themselves with a firearm, I sincerely doubt it’s ever going to happen.

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