by INOR on Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:50 pm
Based on my read, I think it really depends on whether the travel trailer is hooked up or parked. If it's hooked up, it's being actively transported or at least capable of being actively transported, so in MN, they'd treat it the same as the tow vehicle. In that case, you'd want to be cased and unloaded unless you had a carry permit in which case you could be uncased and loaded unless you yourself were "loaded" and in that case, you'd need to be "cased and unloaded while you're loaded." A bigger issue if you were "loaded" while hooked up to the RV would be whether an officer also thought you were driving or had intent to drive while loaded. Not a good thing. Bottom line, to be safe, if the RV was in a condition to be towed, I would make sure I was sober and the gun was stowed properly unless I had a valid carry permit.
If it's unhooked and parked, then it's not a "vehicle" in my opinion since it can not independently transport itself, so home rules should apply. But, a motorhome is a different animal altogether since it's always a vehicle. I would guess it really depends on whether it's currently capable of active transport. If it's set up, hooked to power and water, slides out, and jacks down, it's clearly not mobile.
But I'm no lawyer. Just a simpleton tax geek.