Thos probably was mentioned but I can't find it. What's the laws for carrying you weapon on your car locked up through states that don't allow ccw. Passing through on vacation to a state that allows ccw.

FOPA

 

here is what you need to know..

 

legal to have the gun where you start

legal to have the gun where you end up...

 

gun and ammo must be inaccessible to the passengers in the car... in trunk or locked in a case

 

take direct route there... meaning you stop being protected under FOPA if you say stop at the boardwalk to get in a day of rides..

I recently did a cross country road trip. So the states I couldn't ccw in I broke the law by leaving the gun locked up in my car while I went sight seeing?

I recently did a cross country road trip. So the states I couldn't ccw in I broke the law by leaving the gun locked up in my car while I went sight seeing?

 

depending on the laws of those states... for example..

 

if you lived in FL and were driving to another state where you could legally have a gun.. and you stopped in NJ and left the gun in your car.. while taking in a day of sight seeing you get into a gray area..

FOPA is intended to keep you legal while traveling from one place to another... your destination is not "the NJ boardwalk"

 

if you got stopped on the GSP and said I am on my way to XYZ they would understand you were legally transporting in relation to FOPA

if your car got broken into and gun stolen while parked at cape may point while you were checking out the concrete ship... walking around checking out the shops... . I think you would have a harder time claiming FOPA protection..