Definition of "loaded"

[tyguy808]

Hey..... new guy here....

Just got my first pistol and am planning on mostly OC, thanks to this and OCDO forums. I am still waiting on my CPL, so for the time being I will be exclusively OC. My question is, while in the truck, what is the definition of unloaded? No round in the chamber? No clip in the gun? How far does the clips have to be from my gun? Can it just be out sitting next to it in the glove box or what?

[joeroket]

There is no distance requirement for a loaded magazine to be from the firearm. As long as the firearm has no ammunition in it whatsoever it is unloaded.

Definition of loaded is:

(9) "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.