Road trip, PA to AZ

[AppalachianWarrior]

No need to apologize. You should experience no problems in your trip. In New Mexico just be sure to make sure your gun is openly visible in your car. It is a Gold Star Open Carry state and very gun friendly. I have made this trip many times. But it will not hurt to familiarize yourself with the laws of the states you are driving through. Some states have a requirement to notify law enforcement if you are carrying and some do not.

a) Are you saying that while I am driving through New Mexico, with a PA LTCF and without a New Mexico Gun permit, as long as it is clearly visible in the car to an outsider, I am not breaking any laws?

b) Should the gun need to be brazenly and openly lying in the car or can it be inside a Walmart shopping bag etc.? I ask because even though I believe in open carrying, I dont want the gun to be so visible that some bad guy will smash the window and steal the gun at a rest stop.