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    Default Road trip, PA to AZ

    Hi All! Newbie here and glad to have found this site.

    I am planning on taking a road trip with my wife and kids to Arizona.

    My wife wont let me drive through states that wont let me carry my gun. After working with google maps for hours I found that for just 3 more hours of driving time, I will be driving strictly in states which honor the PA LTCF except for New Mexico. New Mexico, happens to be the only state that we will drive though which doesn't honor PA's LTCF.

    Question to you guys is.....Since every state that we will be driving through honors PA's LTCF, can I have the gun on my hip beginning in PA, and drive all the way to a few miles short of New Mexico? When I get to the border of New Mexico ( which will be in Texas ) , I would like to lock up the gun according to federal regulations for interstate transport of firearms. Then, after driving into Arizona, I will get it out of the locked container and put it back on my hip.

    So the questions to you guys are:

    a) Can I have the gun on my hip, beginning in PA, and drive all the way to a few miles short of New Mexico?
    b) Is there an official website that tells me how to transport firearms legally while driving through New Mexico, as per Federal law? I looked but couldn't find the atf website addressing this issue.

    Thanks for the replies.
    Last edited by AppalachianWarrior; January 7th, 2020 at 03:12 PM.

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Quote Originally Posted by AppalachianWarrior View Post
    Hi All! Newbie here and glad to have found this site.

    I am planning on taking a road trip with my wife and kids to Arizona.

    My wife wont let me drive through states that wont let me carry my gun. After working with google maps for hours I found that for just 3 more hours of driving time, I will be driving strictly in states which honor the PA LTCF except for Nevada. Nevada happens to be the only state that we will drive though which doesn't honor PA's LTCF.


    Question to you guys is.....Since every state that we will be driving through honors PA's LTCF, can I have the gun on my hip beginning in PA, and drive all the way to a few miles short of Nevada? When I get to the border of Nevada ( which will be in Texas ) , I would like to lock up the gun according to federal regulations for interstate transport of firearms. Then, after driving into Arizona, I will get it out of the locked container and put it back on my hip.

    So the questions to you guys are:

    a) Can I have the gun on my hip, beginning in PA, and drive all the way to a few miles short of Nevada?
    b) Is there an official website that tells me how to transport firearms legally while driving through Nevada, as per Federal law? I looked but couldn't find the atf website addressing this issue.

    Thanks for the replies.
    Make sure you check in which States you must inform an officer you are carrying. Outside of those States, follow the normal advice of don't talk to the police.

    Duty to inform map
    https://amgoa.org/State-Firearm-Perm...ty/must-inform


    Open Carry Map
    https://amgoa.org/State-Firearm-Perm...ity/open-carry


    Reciprocity Map

    https://amgoa.org/State-Firearm-Permit-Reciprocity


    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A

    Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

    (Added Pub. L. 99–360, § 1(a), July 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 766.)

    also:
    https://www.nraila.org/articles/2015...transportation

    https://bearingarms.com/nra/2014/12/...n-of-firearms/

    Firearms transport laws:

    https://amgoa.org/Firearm-Transportation-Laws

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    I recently made a similar drive. I ended up just getting Utah and Arizona non resident permits. There are various places that do the classes and fingerprinting required. That would give you cover in Nevada.

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Perhaps Nevada is a glove compartment state? Where you can have a loaded handgun in your car, but not on your person or outside of your car. I am unsure of this.

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Nevada is an Open Carry state. No permit needed. I believe you can carry loaded/unloaded in your vehicle with no permit. But you definitely need to check Nevada gun laws before you make the trip. Also, Nevada is kind of a long way around to get to Arizona. I am assuming you meant New Mexico. New Mexico is also an Open carry state. And I believe you can carry loaded/unloaded in your car in NM also. But again I will emphasize, check the laws of that state first.

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    I would recommend that you get insurance from either USCCA or US Law Shield. They both can help answer your questions and will help you should you get jammed up.
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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Very helpful site

    https://www.handgunlaw.us/
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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Quote Originally Posted by ExFlyinguy View Post
    Very helpful site

    https://www.handgunlaw.us/
    Seconded...

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    If you have the time before your trip get a Utah or Arizona non-resident permit and then you’re good to carry in Nevada

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    Default Re: Road trip, PA to AZ

    Dear repliers, I made an error in my initial post. I meant I would be driving though New Mexico, - not- Nevada. Should I restart the thread all over again? Dont want to run afoul of the moderator.

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