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chasfm11 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:03 pm

jrs_diesel wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:20 am FWIW I was stationed up in both CT and RI for 7 years. I only had my 12 gauge with me the entire time and hunted in both states. I had Arkansas plates at the time, and I went back in 2016 to pick up a sailboat and had Texas plates that trip. I never got hassled by LE at any time, even when pulling our camper. The only interaction I ever had was a game warden doing license checks once when I was duck hunting in RI.

My typical route going south was to take I-95 south, and then pick up I-287 to go around NYC (across the Tappan Zee bridge). When I transferred from RI to TX in 2014, my route was that plus taking I-78 to I-81 out of the North East.

When I picked up the sail boat, I unwittingly tempted fate by taking the Garden State Parkway and the Turnpike through NJ and MD en route to Virginia.

Taking I-81 will keep you out of MD and NJ entirely.

Not quite. Assuming you pick up I-81 in PA, you cross into MD for 12 miles, then West Virginia before getting into Virginia on I-81. I know it well having driven it to visit PA relatives for 30 years. I've never been bothered by anything in the MD sector but it always tightens up my backside driving through there with Texas plates. The MD police along I-95 do look for out of state plates. Western MD is no where near the Communist mecca that exists in MD around Baltimore, however.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_81_in_Maryland

ScottDLS wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:27 pm Yes, I do. I am looking at my CT Pistol Permit right now, and noting that it expires in January... . I have one from DC too, but it expired a couple weeks ago because I couldn't get back in-person to renew it due to COVID. I have this strange hobby of collecting these out of state permits. But anyway back to CT. Though my parents are originally from there, I actually haven't been their in almost 14 years since my grandmother passed. From what I recall of the original process that I did about 10 years ago... Go to the CT state police website to their permit division. There you can email to request an application. They did require prints for the initial application. They also required proof of training which I think an NRA Pistol Course would cover, they also accepted a DD-214 Honorable Discharge certificate as proof which is what I sent them. I actually did qualify to carry a pistol (.45 auto) in the Navy, but of course that's nowhere on the DD-214...anyhow... Mail in the app, prints, proof of training, passport photo and wait. They do have some mag restrictions in CT, but not sure if on pistols. I'd check over at HANDGUNLAW.US or USACARRY.

pushpullpete wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:03 pm

Lynyrd wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:35 pm
I have two reasons for going. Both involve members of my family who are in the military. And this won't happen till next year. Right now there is a 14 day quarantine if you are from Texas. I'm just in the planning stages.

Check.
From my family to yours Thank you for their service.

RoyGBiv wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:48 pm If your 1 night stay is at your son's house, that's a "visit". No FOPA protection.
If your 1 night stay is in a hotel along the way, I'd urge you to reconsider your schedule and avoid it.

Reading FOPA, I don't see anything about overnight stay protection.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/2014063 ... sportation

Travelers should be aware that some state and local governments treat this federal provision as an “affirmative defense” that may only be raised after an arrest.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_O ... ection_Act

RoyGBiv wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:23 pm

Lynyrd wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:30 pmThat begs the question, If I am travelling from Texas and eventually get back to Texas, how long must I stay somewhere else in order for that to be considered to be the end of my journey? I'm not a lawyer, but I see that there could be various interpretations of what "to and from" mean.

I am not a lawyer. This is my OPINION.

The way I understand it, if you are planning to visit your Aunt Tilly in NY, that is considered a "stop" in NY where possession of that gun is not allowed, and not just "passing through". FOPA allows reasonable stops for fuel, food and (I believe) lodging, along the route from legal place to legal place of possession, but, any purpose other than getting from point A to point B would make FOPA moot to you.

I would not drive through NY or NJ with Texas plates if I could avoid it. Perhaps drop off your gun at a gunsmith in PA or VA for a thorough cleaning while you're traveling North and back?

pushpullpete wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:04 pm I was born & lived in the northeast for many years before settling in Texas. But, I've not been back in about 17 months.
I've heard rumors for years that certain license plates from firearm friendly states, Tx is one, that will get pulled over
just because. I've not been pulled over (in a while) but, I HAVE been checked out. LEO u-turns, barrels up alongside then
falls back after seeing the senior citizens inside & runs the Texas plate. I've stopped for fuel or food & watched my car get
the once over before they step inside the establishment. Personally, I don't have a problem w them doing their job.
Our son is LE, it's just one of the things they're hired for.

When I do go, I travel w TWO lock boxes one for the firearm & one for ammo. They stay as far away from me as
possible starting at the Md state line, I drive an SUV so no 'trunk'. I keep them 'buried' under things but accessible if
needed in a hurry. Right or wrong, IF ASKED, I would acknowledge that I have a firearm in the vehicle. YMMV
As w most places, manners go a long way. They deal w many, many peepers in the fall so prices go up. That's leaf peepers
watching the fall color change, not the other kind. Some are quite rude.

With all that, it's a very beautiful area w loads of history if you're interested in that. Enjoy your trip, there is much to see.

I love most of what there is to see, quite a few of the people and almost none of the laws. YMMV... TEXAS

This federal law permitting interstate transportation of a firearm applies only if all of the following requirements are met:
The person's possession of the firearm was lawful in the state in which the journey began;
The person's possession of the firearm will be lawful in the state in which the journey will end;
The person is transporting the firearm for lawful purpose
The firearm is unloaded
The firearm is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle
The ammunition is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle
If the vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the firearm and ammunition must be in a locked container other than the vehicle's glove compartment or console;
The person is not
a convicted felon
a fugitive from justice an addict or unlawful user of drugs, or
an illegal alien
The person has not
been adjudicated to be a mental defective
been committed to a mental institution
been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, or
renounced his United States Citizenship

Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

LDP wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:48 am https://handgunlaw.us

Look up each state you are planning on traveling through and check their requirements for transporting a firearm.