In Minnesota a gun is considered loaded even if the magazines are seperate from the gun and loaded.
The firearm needs to be in a case, and in the furthest enclosed area from the driver (trunk if it's a car, Cargo area of an SUV, back seat of a pickup) and magazines can not be loaded. Of course if you have a Permit to Carry, the you can store it however you want.
97B.045 TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.Restrictions.
A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:
(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed;
(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or
(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715.
624.714 is the Permit to Carry Law, 624.715 makes exceptions for C&R guns.
Just from a liability perspective, I would probably take the gun out of the truck if you were going to loan it out.
The firearm needs to be in a case, and in the furthest enclosed area from the driver (trunk if it's a car, Cargo area of an SUV, back seat of a pickup) and magazines can not be loaded. Of course if you have a Permit to Carry, the you can store it however you want.
97B.045 TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.Restrictions.
A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:
(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed;
(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or
(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715.
624.714 is the Permit to Carry Law, 624.715 makes exceptions for C&R guns.
Just from a liability perspective, I would probably take the gun out of the truck if you were going to loan it out.