AMGOA reporting PA license scan by police informs of LTCF

[stainless]

Am I safe in thinking that this is currently legal?

Is that system accessible by any LEO or just PSP? I know nothing about this stuff obviously.

[stainless]

Delete. Double post.

[KPShooting]

this is bad.. very very bad. Won't be long before we hear stories of PA residents travelling through MD, NY or other commie states, getting pulled over, removed from vehicle and vehicle torn apart looking for a firearm that said driver already stated they did not have with them.

Has happened to a couple of folks from FL in MD.. MD claims LTCF info is probable cause for a search

I'm fairly certain you can legally carry firearms through a prohibited state granted you don't stop and are travelling through. If they tried to pop you for a gun charge you could probably get a sweet payday.

[jthrelf]

This personally happened to me as far back as 09/2016.

[prsndoc]

Am I safe in thinking that this is currently legal?

Is that system accessible by any LEO or just PSP? I know nothing about this stuff obviously.

The NCIC (national criminal instant check) system is a federal database that virtually any law enforcement agency can access. Not necessarily any LEO as some agencies get access for more employees than others.

At my federal agency only 10-15% (my personal guess) of us have access to the system.

[IIIIIREPOIIIII]

This personally happened to me as far back as 09/2016.

I said this in the in the other thread and I'm saying it again in this thread I said this 3 years ago and people laughed at me even some of the police officers on this forum said I was wrong.

[olderguy]

I'm fairly certain you can legally carry firearms through a prohibited state granted you don't stop and are travelling through. If they tried to pop you for a gun charge you could probably get a sweet payday.

Provided they are stored in the vehicle correctly under FOPA.

[KCJones]

I'm fairly certain you can legally carry firearms through a prohibited state granted you don't stop and are travelling through. If they tried to pop you for a gun charge you could probably get a sweet payday.

In theory IF the gun is properly stowed AND you don't get out of your car AT ALL (not even for gas) it's -technically- legal per the Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA).

But as to the sweet payday, I think the only person with that would be the lawyer you'd have to pay huge fees to get your ass out of jail/trouble. NY, for example, overtly considers FOPA an "affirmative defense" not an absolution. You'd still have to (likely) spend time in jail until you could make bail, then go to court, then -prove- you were fully FOPA compliant and then -hopefully- you'd get let off.

Getting a civil payout? LOL.

Theory and practice/reality. Two entirely different things.

If you're gonna try it, read https://www.nraila.org/articles/2014...transportation first.

[olderguy]

In theory IF the gun is properly stowed AND you don't get out of your car AT ALL (not even for gas) it's -technically- legal per the Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA).

But as to the sweet payday, I think the only person with that would be the lawyer you'd have to pay huge fees to get your ass out of jail/trouble. NY, for example, overtly considers FOPA an "affirmative defense" not an absolution. You'd still have to (likely) spend time in jail until you could make bail, then go to court, then -prove- you were fully FOPA compliant and then -hopefully- you'd get let off.

Getting a civil payout? LOL.

Theory and practice/reality. Two entirely different things.

If you're gonna try it, read https://www.nraila.org/articles/2014...transportation first.

Haven't gone to your link yet, but there are other things they can get you on that would not be covered by FOPA, but the State you are travelling through like magazine capacity, hollow points(Jersey)

[gnbrotz]

"I forgot my license today. Please cite me and I will produce a license valid on this date within 15 days."

Title 75 §1501(d)(1)

Of course, I'll have to have this printed and in the car since I don't talk to the police.