ryan_j

Funny how stuff like this doesn't make the news unless something happens.

That Lou Greenwald is such an arrogant SOB.

Wow, I can't believe the number of brainiacs in the forums.

It's also for possessing long guns outside of the exemptions.

I would tell the officer that I would not answer any of these questions except in the presence of my attorney. And then I'd get an attorney on the phone and let them advise me how to answer... And, this seems really underhanded.

And you don't even need that

However there are some (including at least one attorney) who disagree with this, and that even a loaded magazine can be considered a loaded firearm. I don't agree with this though.

13 out of 13. I could have answered these when I was in high school. I am no scientist unless you consider a computer scientist to be a scientist.

Wow I am jealous! Congratulations!

If you really want to play it safe just keep it in the glovebox from VA southwards. My main reason for a firearm in the car when on a road trip is a potential last resort safeguard for a road rage encounter. If someone decides to ruin my day and come at me with a tire iron or even another firearm I want to be prepared. And I really do mean LAST resort.

Yeah well it sucks that we don't have national ccw. Can't do anything about that yet, if ever. Really, it's not much more than what you'd do on a normal road trip.

It's really not a lot to remember. Pack your gun in your trunk unloaded in NJ and ammo separate. Put on your holster to make things easier. Hit the road headed south. You will briefly pass through Delaware where you can legally carry but it's not worth it just to stop to carry there. Once you clear MD/DC and hit VA, take a stop for fuel or a snack. Load your pistol, strap on and hit the road. Once you are about to hit SC, put the gun in the glove box or console. Don't worry you will know with the bazillion south of the border signs. Once you pass SC, and are in GA you can take the pistol out and put it back on. Stop at a rest stop if you feel comfortable. When you are about to hit the gunshine state put it back in the glove box. Easy.

Thank God I got mine pre-ban.

I thought you had to take the civil service exam first then you get accepted into the academy. Aren't there age limits too?

Yes. No. People do it all the time these days with the bad economy forcing some married couples to live apart to work and pay the bills. I would never do it even though I've had some generous offers in other states. My wife and kids are the most important thing to me. And thankfully I can always find a job.

I believe in Florida you can keep the gun in the glove box without a valid CCW and keep it in your hotel room. Utah nonresident is definitely not valid there. I'm not 100% sure on this but this is what the statutes seem to indicate. In SC you can lock the gun in your glove box. Yes, it can be loaded. If pulled over just tell the officer that you have a gun in the glove box if your license/registration is there before reaching for it. Never been pulled over in SC and I drive fast there (speed limit is 70mph in parts of 95). In MD it should be just like NJ - in the trunk, unloaded, ammo separate and in a case.

Yeah, I mean you only need to be kidnapped twice, then file a federal lawsuit.

I hope we hear something about the NJ suit sooner or later. The suspense is killing me.

You could always get a Utah permit which is good in PA (for now).

He doesn't like any laws that stand in his way of gaining more power. Notice he's serving a 3rd term?

Maryland is like NJ. As for the class, Charlie told me that they have classes in the area so I'll probably sign up for one of those. Or I might just go to Woodland Park, gives me an excuse.

Hoops to jump through, plus the long NICS delay helps a lot.

In 2010 I was doing a bit of painting and took down a smoke detector. I saw the expiration date, it was 2006, a year before we bought the house. I promptly replaced all 8 of them.

Got mine yesterday. Thanks!

What towns? Local police vs NJSP is a different thing.