So obviously I live in nj and have a fid card. Buddy wants me to pick him up in manhattan and drive to either ct or long island to go shooting.

I know I can't bring my handguns to ny but what about a ar-15 with a pinned stock, no bayonet lug, and a 10 round mag to ny 5 Boros the to conn. or long island ?

Tell your buddy to get on a PATH train and pick him up in Jersey City or Hoboken. Drive to Connecticut if you want. Since there is not a reasonable way to get to Long Island without cutting through NYC, I would not go there. Can you think of a good reason to drive through Manhattan? If you get pulled over, you will be arrested regardless of Federal laws that are supposed to protect you. You can tell it to a judge after spending the night in Central Booking. Do you really want to spend thousands defending yourself? No matter how in the right you are, an out-of-control municipality like New York City can safely disregard laws, and has the power to deprive you of your liberty/freedom and ultimately your life savings. Until there is a Federal law that explicitly protects travel with a firearm and provides penalties to municipalities that don't abide by it, I would avoid the city like the plague when it comes to firearms, I do not spend a dime of my entertainment dollars in that shithole.

I can't find any law against it so you have a decision to make.

 

Is the risk of spending the night in the tombs because some NYC LEO decided you were a terrorist worth the extra hassle?

 

Since from your description, your buddy isn't transporting firearms, have him meet you OUTSIDE the city and save yourself the hassle of NYC traffic and firearms related bs.

 

I wouldn't recommend LI ranges since you'll have to go back into NYC anyway to get there.

 

There are also several ranges closer than CT in NJ. I'd consider those as well depending on how much time you have.

 

LUP

FOPA is supposed to protect you for this type of activity. Discretion is your number one friend when using FOPA for traveling through "enemy" territory with firearms. Everything locked up, and not in plain sight. Nothing that would indicate you are traveling with firearms. Do not consent to any searches if pulled over, nor answer ANY questions like "do you have any weapons in the car". Do not lie, whatever you do, all you have to say is that you are under advisement to not answer any questions other than providing your identity and necessary documents whenever pulled over.

 

Worse case scenario, you would be arrested, and would have to go to court using FOPA as your defense. To do so, make sure you follow the rules to the point of paranoia.

 

edit: as others said, I wouldn't pick him up in NYC, as doing that would make his house your "destination" in which FOPA would not protect you because the destination possession is illegal.

So obviously I live in nj and have a fid card. Buddy wants me to pick him up in manhattan and drive to either ct or long island to go shooting.

I know I can't bring my handguns to ny but what about a ar-15 with a pinned stock, no bayonet lug, and a 10 round mag to ny 5 Boros the to conn. or long island ?

 

IIRC AR's are banned within the confines of NYC, or at least require a specific permit...while FOPA SHOULD cover you..............it's a roll of the dice.