NJ to Vermont with a Florida CCW no problem right, locked in trunk for New York while passing through on NY Thruway?

I am spending 4 days in vermont in october, from what little I began to read as long as you are not a prohibited person, you can legally carry, aka = no license/permits nessasary for ccw.

 

as far as transport, follow local state laws for the states your driving through.

I rented a cabin in VT a few weeks ago and my take on it was NY is a problem for trqnsporting and I have a FL CCW too. I think there was a post on this forum that made me reach that conclusion. I will look for it.

I was under the impression those freedoms applied to Vermont residents, all others need a CCW from out of state, but you may very well be correct.

New York is always a problem but one should be protected by federal law, locked in trunk etc

I rented a cabin in VT a few weeks ago and my take on it was NY is a problem for trqnsporting and I have a FL CCW too. I think there was a post on this forum that made me reach that conclusion. I will look for it.

 

Hm, makes me wonder. Hopefully somebody can chime in about transporting through newyork

see fourth post down in the link below...not saying this is the bible, but most concrete answer I can find so far. Hopefully some of the veterans on this board will chime in as you indicated.

http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article120583.htm

NY law prohibits anyone from possessing or transporting any handgun in NY without a NY handgun permit (with only a few very limited exceptions: LEOs, NRA sanctioned shooting matches, etc.), which cannot be obtained by non residents. FOPA should protect you while transiting THROUGH NY, but it is only a legal defense if you are arrested.

.... Sigh.....

 

I was sort of excited about able to carry in the free world for a few days while on vacation.

I go to NH regularly -- I go the shortest route I possible can thru NY following FOPA. From what I've heard FOPA is only a defense -- Rumor has it that NY seems to disregard FOPA until after the arrest.

 

Tappan Zee to 684 into CT I will drive 50 miles out of my way to avoid the GW bridge.

 

NEVER NEVER NEVER consent to a search of your vehicle. KEEP your stuff locked in the trunk, cased , ammo separate. Locked case if no trunk. Hidden under all your stuff. Hope you don't get in a wreck.

 

NH lets everyone open carry. NO nothing needed. You do get some strange look every now and then but your perfectly legal. No driving while open carry. Must then get cased.

 

NH will issue a CCW to non residents as long as you already have a permit from anywhere else. Florida CCW + $100 sent to NH state police and they send you a non resident CCW in about 2 weeks.

 

This allows CCW and you may now carry in the car.

 

From what I've heard VT is carry and be happy. Not sure on the resident vs non resident thing -- I only drive thru on occasion, rarely stop in VT.

I asked a related question about a year ago on the NY Hometown Forum on another firearm topic discussion board.

I was mostly concerned about my 12-round mags for the 9mm that I carried at the time. But I was also concerned about handgun posession.

 

Their opinion was that I would be good to go under the FOPA for the handgun posession but NOT the magazine capacity violation. The safe passage provision of the FOPA only provides an affirmative defense against criminal charges for firearm and ammunition posession. It does afford any protection against magazines posession charges. They said that it would be up to my attorney to argue that the magazines were parts of the handgun and therefore also exempted. They strongly advised that I avoid the issue and simply get 10-round mags. I did them one better... I upgraded my 9 to a 45. Problem solved.

So, buy ammunition when you get there and mail magazines ahead, just carry a lonesome unmagazined and ammunition less handgun locked in your trunk.....very complicated. I don't think this is what the constitutional framers had in mind.

Don't worry about it, honestly. Just keep it locked up, ammo separately, don't do anything stupid, and don't consent to any searches.

 

I went up to my parents' lake house in VT last year - didn't even have the FL CCW at that time and honestly I was still able to legally carry. I did however only take my 10 round mags with me.

RE: route recommendations.

Going through CT may be shorter or faster according to Google Maps or whatever. But for time considerations, I always take the thruway. Keeps me the F--k away from God-forsaken NYC, the CT traffic jams, and MA Massholes.

 

Take the Thruway (I-87) to Fort Ann exit. Drive thru the mountains into VT and and connect up with route 7.

Note: Do not eat at Fiddious T Flubberbusters unless you want to take 5 years off your life.

Take the Thruway (I-87) to Fort Ann exit. Drive thru the mountains into VT and and connect up with route 7.

Note: Do not eat at Fiddious T Flubberbusters unless you want to take 5 years off your life.

 

That's the way I go... And I've always wondered about that place.... lol.

NY law prohibits anyone from possessing or transporting any handgun in NY without a NY handgun permit (with only a few very limited exceptions: LEOs, NRA sanctioned shooting matches, etc.), which cannot be obtained by non residents. FOPA should protect you while transiting THROUGH NY, but it is only a legal defense if you are arrested.

 

+1

 

Bury your stuff out of sight and don't drive like an ahole and you'll be fine.

Hit up Curtis's Barbeque in Putney, VT (exit 4). It has been about 20 years since I was there last and it has not changed a bit...hell, nothing changes in VT. Youtube it...great little video

Don't worry about it, honestly. Just keep it locked up, ammo separately, don't do anything stupid, and don't consent to any searches.

 

 

^^^^^THIS^^^^^^

 

That's what I'm going to do the next time I go to VT.

 

Some people worry to much.

I go.to vt a number of times a year.....the reccomendations you have received are spot on in my opinion ......

 

Avoid finius t....

 

However stop at the hotdog stand east ofbthe Whitehall bridge just before the armory....

 

Keep it all locked up and seperate.....blah blah.....you'll be fine