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That looks to me like HPs are legal, but maybe it's one of those you'll-beat-the-case-but-get-the-ride-anyway scenarios. I didn't look further since the article I read specifically mentioned hollowpoints, and the SP verified it in the email.

I'll send a reply asking for an explanation since it'll be easier for me if I don't have to reload everything everytime I go visit family or on a fishing trip.

KBCraig wrote:

MBGuy wrote:ammo allowed (I have to leave the hollow point at home when i go to Louisiana).

Eh? If that's the rule in Louisiana, there are a lot of Louisianans in violation.

Where'd you find that?

I read about someone that was arrested or charged or fined for having them in La. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember the details. So I visited the website for Concealed Carry Permits in La and searched but couldn't find anything in their guide. So I asked the Louisiana State Police via concealed_handguns@dps.state.la.us. Here is the answer:

"Hollow point bullets are prohibited under LRS 40:1811. (Refer to the definition of "armor-piercing bullet" in LRS 40:1810)."

That's all I know. I've wanted to go to the ammo department of some store to verify, but I haven't had a chance. It might apply only to carry, but since that's why I was asking, I didn't research further.

I don't know how hollow points are armor piercing, but I guess if they get to define it, they can make that definition as broad as they want.

Well, the flying isn't really that much of a hassle. I've taken my Sig to New Orleans and now Louisville, Ky. No problems with both. I just brushed up a little bit on both states, namely carrying in restaurants that happen to have alcohol (my step-daughter we visit loves Outback) and ammo allowed (I have to leave the hollow point at home when i go to Louisiana). Then I printed out the TSA guidelines, and the airlines outline........done. No big deal. Inconsistent procedures, yes, but a hassle? No.

My wife started to give me a hard time, but this last time I asked her "So how much time did visiting the TSA waste, about 3 minutes?". She grudgingly agreed......so I guess I'll be bringing it with me from now on without her guilt-trip looks

As far as travelling over asphalt, google.com is your friend. It's not hard to find out quick where you can carry, and at worst, where you have to put it in a locked box in the trunk. Thank goodness I don't have relatives in Wisconsin, Illinois, or California. If I did, I wouldn't claim them

I say do the research, it really doesn't take long. It's worth it. In New Orleans there was two occasions where I had to keep my eyes on someone's activities/postures/actions, and I was glad I was carrying. Kentucky, not so bad, but I'm still glad not to feel like a sitting duck since my son-in-law doesn't believe crime can happen to him, so he doesn't have any firearms in the house. I'd work on him, but I fear I'm already labeled the paranoid, gun carrying, member of the family.