If your 1 night stay is at your son's house, that's a "visit". No FOPA protection.Lynyrd wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:41 pmI can avoid NJ, but not NY. I will have to cut across NY somewhere to get to where my son is stationed. As for a "stop" being more than a one night stay, that seems reasonable.RoyGBiv wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:23 pmI am not a lawyer. This is my OPINION.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.
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?
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
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926ATravelers 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_O ... ection_Act