Here is the relevant part of the statute:The law doesn’t define “locked container,” so a locked vehicle could conceivably meet that standard, but I wouldn’t risk it. A locked compartment (glove box, console, trunk, etc.) would be safer, legally, but I still wouldn’t risk it. And obviously putting a carry gun in a locked compartment means you’re no longer carrying it, so there’s not much point.
Subparagraph (A) does not apply to the possession of a firearm that is ...........
(I)not loaded; and in a locked container or a
firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
It does not say that the motor vehicle itself is the locked container, and I don't think that this what Congress intended since the point is to prevent ready access to the firearm. Please note that the firearm has to be unloaded. Also the purpose of the act was to prevent school shootings so having ready access to firearms was not the intent of the act; like I said a moment ago, it was to prevent ready access to the firearm.
Granted, any danger to a non-criminal in most states is minimal. But I'd like to move the danger level for the permit-holders of all jurisdictions to zero. The best way to do this is an outright repeal of this silly law. A acceptable alternative would be to allow non-resident licensees the same rights as resident licensees by removing the provision that the license be issued by the state in which the school is located.
But with the Dems having control of the House, any pro-gun legislation is DOA.