NYS and FOPA.......carry in Maine

[cham09]

I had no idea NYS didn't "follow" FOPA, so how is STATE allowed to legally ignore a FEDERAL transport law???

[Jhaydeno]

I was in Maine last fall and I got to see the fancy new destroyer get launched at B.I.W. Constitutional carry applies to residents and visitors alike.

As noted above, watch your speed through NY. I saw a snapper head every few miles east of the Hudson River along I-84. My guess is If you look like a regular guy in an average car and remain civil, they don't care about firearms, just the cash from the ticket to the state coffers, but don't take any chances!

[ewrski]

I drive back and forth from Pittsburgh to Maine every month to see my kids (11 hours) . I take 84 from Port Jervis through Ct and then into Mass. I always keep any firearm I have in a locked case separate from any ammo and in the trunk. While I do see a fair amount of State Troopers in all three states nothing out of the ordinary but more than I see on the Pennsylvania side of 84 which is pretty sparsely populated.

[ThatCrazyMtnGuy]

I've also traveled to Maine several times. I go up to Scranton and take 84 across to CT, then up the Mass Pike and into NH. I lock the gun in my nano vault before I cross the Delaware, and arm up again in the parking lot of a NH liquor store. (covertly, of course) Sometimes I get liquor too. I love New Hampshire. It's the first "real" state you get to after leaving PA.

I usually avoid peak travel times, so I don't see a lot of troopers, but cruise control is your friend. There are allegedly ways to get licenses in either MA or CT, but I don't travel through frequently enough to make it worth the time or money. Interestingly, on my last trip up there I stopped at the Cabela's in MA right off exit 26. They had an impressive selection of handguns, which I found odd for such an anti state. All I needed was some winter gear though, March in Maine can be (and was) chilly and snowy.

[ungawa]

It certainly can be. I've been going up there for over 40 years, but last time I went I went alone. And I put on some radio station that gave PSAs every 15 minutes about ice fishing safety, moose dangers, and what to do if stranded in the wilderness. A large portion of the state is unincorporated.

[Gun]

I had no idea NYS didn't "follow" FOPA, so how is STATE allowed to legally ignore a FEDERAL transport law???

FOPA is an exemption, as in a defense to a statutory offense, which means you have to be arrested.

I've done 70 mph on 90 (posted 65), and troopers pass me. Never pulled over in NYS, or any state that I did not reside in at the time.

I love New Hampshire. It's the first "real" state you get to after leaving PA.

What about Vermont?