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Offline red88gt

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kayaking and oc?
« on: August 10, 2011, 12:48:25 AM »
Me, my brother, and our friend will be kayaking into some very remote areas of he keewanaw peninsula for the next two weeks, can I open carry in my kayak or should I keep my gun in my bag? I have no col yet. What about in a row boat? What about a row boat with a low hp motor? We will be doing a lot of fishing so I am interested. 
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Offline drtodd

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Re: Re: kayaking and oc?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 08:16:34 PM »
Quote from: red88gt on August 10, 2011, 12:48:25 AM
Me, my brother, and our friend will be kayaking into some very remote areas of he keewanaw peninsula for the next two weeks, can I open carry in my kayak or should I keep my gun in my bag? I have no col yet. What about in a row boat? What about a row boat with a low hp motor? We will be doing a lot of fishing so I am interested.

This is a very good question... and much like the issue of OCing on a bicycle, you will probably have people say it's illegal and some saying it is legal. Since MCL 750.227(2) makes carrying a pistol in a "vehicle" illegal unless you have a cpl or are exempt, and a kayak gets you from point A to point B, I wouldn't risk it... unless, of course you want to be a test case. Although I personally believe the law applies to motorized vehicles and not one under human power, I wouldn't risk it.
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