Road Trip!! How to stash a rifle while on a car trip/staying over, etc.?

[Krdshrk 3,877]

7 hours ago, brucin said:

Make a slight detour to Belfont PA. The sheriff there will have you in and out in 15 minutes with your permit. Then they'll apologize for the wait.

That's assuming you have your NJ permit already.

[oldguysrule649 397]

On 10/7/2023 at 12:01 PM, Mr.Stu said:

The only wrinkle I see with keeping it in the car is that PA has similar to/from laws as NJ unless you have an LTCF. 

I was thinking the same thing.  My understanding is that a carry permit from ANY state (eg. Utah/Florida non-resident) mitigates the to/from range transport restrictions.

[ESB 247]

11 hours ago, oldguysrule649 said:

I was thinking the same thing.  My understanding is that a carry permit from ANY state (eg. Utah/Florida non-resident) mitigates the to/from range transport restrictions.

IANAL, but as long as you are going from one of your residences to another (or your business or a range), you should be GTG.  The law does provide for reasonable stops (food, gas, etc).  It would be unreasonable to assume you would make a 5 day trek non stop.  You would just need to make sure that they allow guns on the premises where you stay, otherwise you have gone from a place where it was legal to a place where it was illegal and have now violated the FOPA conditions. 

 

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1 hour ago, ESB said:

IANAL, but as long as you are going from one of your residences to another (or your business or a range), you should be GTG.  The law does provide for reasonable stops (food, gas, etc).  It would be unreasonable to assume you would make a 5 day trek non stop.  

Agreed, but I'm much less worried about the legality of the move than I am about theft while I'm in transit.  And I need to research Illinois a little more...NY doesn't really recognize the FOPA's protections for moving between residences, and it's possible that Illinois is backwards enough to also ignore federal law. 

[ESB 247]

I'd avoid IL if at all possible.  Both because of the laws and thefts.