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Srnewby wrote:Just an FYI, I don't think that IL offers a non-resident license. I try and keep up with their gun laws since both my parents and in-laws live there and we are there a couple of times a year.

Yes, they do. An IL non-resident license ain't cheap and the training is also onerous, but a non-resident can definitely get an IL license.

Don't kid yourself. Although the CHL is tied to the driver license in Texas and not directly to the license plate number, it is a trivial exercise to create the database links between car registration records and driver license, and thus CHL.

Just because most law enforcement data systems in Texas do not explicitly make that link does not mean that it cannot be done.

In Ohio, for example, different local police forces use varying competitive brands of in car terminals. Some police forces enter the license plate number and it comes back with CHL status, while other police forces have to enter the inquiry based on the driver license. This is a software issue.

The point you made about a CHL driving a car that is not registered to them is valid. They cannot link your CHL to your employer's vehicle. However, do not extrapolate that to a vehicle that is registered to the CHL.

This would present an interesting angle on driving through Maryland or similar states: drive a rental car for the trip!

baldeagle wrote:Do everything in your power to not draw the attention of police, and lie when they ask you if you have any weapons.

They have databases tying CHL registries from other states to license plate numbers. That is how Maryland seems to consistently pop out of state CHL's. Remember John Filippidis of Florida getting searched? I've seen a subsequent article somewhere (that I can't find right now) that stated MD does actually have such a concealed carry database that was built using Department of Homeland Security funding and technology.

As for me, I would never under any circumstances drive through MD, NJ, NY, CT, RI, or MA with any firearms in the car. That means under normal circumstances I simply would not drive to those states. Under extraordinary circumstances, I have heard of people driving most of the way and then leaving their guns with a bordering state FFL (for example VA before entering MD, or PA before entering NJ.)