Driving to Florida

[jeremy73]

Saw a post about this, that was 4years old and I didn't want to necro it.

I plan on driving to Florida soon through WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL.

I currently have a PA LTCF and am trying to find out what's okay and not okay for carrying in my vehicle for the trip.

From what I understand, I can conceal carry in my car with a loaded firearm in any state except SC, in which case I have to put it in the glovebox or console.

Any thoughts?

[rmodel65]

you are gtg in SC as you said in the glove box and GTG in GA since youre licensed, GTG in FL(concealed on your person or in a closed container)

[Tequila Sunrise]

Carry conceal has a pack 'n go map that will tell you where you're good to go.

[FJRMarty]

Link to Pack n Go
http://apps.carryconcealed.net/packngo/index.php

Watch the rules in SC.

[smithwessn]

Be sure to familiarize yourself with the carry laws of the state you are carrying in/driving through. What is perfectly legal here in PA could get you arrested in another state. Check for a duty to inform, carry into establisments that serve alcohol, carry in parks/state parks, etc. It is easy to turn an innocent mistake into an instant felony.

A good recopricity site-
http://www.usacarry.com/concealed_ca...city_maps.html

[pa350z]

You will need to excercise proper federal transport procedures through SC. Putting your weapon in the glove box won't cut it. You need to be better versed before you transport interstate than what you are showing at this point. A failure to know ALL the requirements for each state and improper federal transport of your weapon could land you in jail!!!

PS: Same if you go through Maryland!!

[knight0334]

You will need to excercise proper federal transport procedures through SC. Putting your weapon in the glove box won't cut it. You need to be better versed before you transport interstate than what you are showing at this point. A failure to know ALL the requirements for each state and improper federal transport of your weapon could land you in jail!!!

PS: Same if you go through Maryland!!

In SC it is perfectly legal to have a handgun in your console or glovebox so long as either compartment has a lid that closes, and the compartment is in fact closed. No license is needed to transport in this fashion.

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c023.htm

SECTION 16-23-20. Unlawful carrying of handgun; exceptions.

It is unlawful for anyone to carry about the person any handgun, whether concealed or not, except as follows, unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law:

(1) regular, salaried law enforcement officers, and reserve police officers of a state agency, municipality, or county of the State, uncompensated Governor's constables, law enforcement officers of the federal government or other states when they are carrying out official duties while in this State, deputy enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources, and retired commissioned law enforcement officers employed as private detectives or private investigators;

(2) members of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard, organized reserves, or the State Militia when on duty;

(3) members, or their invited guests, of organizations authorized by law to purchase or receive firearms from the United States or this State or regularly enrolled members, or their invited guests, of clubs organized for the purpose of target shooting or collecting modern and antique firearms while these members, or their invited guests, are at or going to or from their places of target practice or their shows and exhibits;

(4) licensed hunters or fishermen who are engaged in hunting or fishing or going to or from their places of hunting or fishing while in a vehicle or on foot;

(5) a person regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, repossessing, or dealing in firearms, or the agent or representative of this person, while possessing, using, or carrying a handgun in the usual or ordinary course of the business;

(6) guards authorized by law to possess handguns and engaged in protection of property of the United States or any agency of the United States;

(7) members of authorized military or civil organizations while parading or when going to and from the places of meeting of their respective organizations;

(8) a person in his home or upon his real property or a person who has the permission of the owner or the person in legal possession or the person in legal control of the home or real property;

(9) a person in a vehicle if the handgun is:

(a) secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle; however, this item is not violated if the glove compartment, console, or trunk is opened in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the sole purpose of retrieving a driver's license, registration, or proof of insurance; or

(b) concealed on or about his person, and he has a valid concealed weapons permit pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23;

(10) a person carrying a handgun unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his home or fixed place of business or while in the process of changing or moving one's residence or changing or moving one's fixed place of business;

(11) a prison guard while engaged in his official duties;

(12) a person who is granted a permit under provision of law by the State Law Enforcement Division to carry a handgun about his person, under conditions set forth in the permit, and while transferring the handgun between the permittee's person and a location specified in item (9);

(13) the owner or the person in legal possession or the person in legal control of a fixed place of business, while at the fixed place of business, and the employee of a fixed place of business, other than a business subject to Section 16-23-465, while at the place of business; however, the employee may exercise this privilege only after: (a) acquiring a permit pursuant to item (12), and (b) obtaining the permission of the owner or person in legal control or legal possession of the premises;

(14) a person engaged in firearms-related activities while on the premises of a fixed place of business which conducts, as a regular course of its business, activities related to sale, repair, pawn, firearms training, or use of firearms, unless the premises is posted with a sign limiting possession of firearms to holders of permits issued pursuant to item (12);

(15) a person while transferring a handgun directly from or to a vehicle and a location specified in this section where one may legally possess the handgun.

(16) Any person on a motorcycle when the pistol is secured in a closed saddlebag or other similar closed accessory container attached, whether permanently or temporarily, to the motorcycle.

[rmodel65]

You will need to excercise proper federal transport procedures through SC. Putting your weapon in the glove box won't cut it. You need to be better versed before you transport interstate than what you are showing at this point. A failure to know ALL the requirements for each state and improper federal transport of your weapon could land you in jail!!!

PS: Same if you go through Maryland!!

yes it does cut it in SC....

[donm]

Be careful if you carry in North Carolina. They have some of the most restrictive carry laws in the country. No place that serves alcohol, no place that charges admission, must inform officer, . . .

[ehidle]

yes it does cut it in SC....

Be VERY VERY VERY careful in SC as well. Your LTCF is no good here at all, and SC does NOT honor non-resident permits from ANY state. You would be depending upon SC Unlicensed Vehicle Carry, which has many many gotchas.

Your firearm must be in a closed console, closed glove box, or closed trunk that is inaccessible from the passenger compartment. You may NOT open the console, glove box, or trunk that contains your firearm EXCEPT to retrieve your registration/insurance documents in the presence of an officer who has stopped you. Need napkins or that map? Don't go looking for them while you're driving.

Speaking of officer stops, you are required by law in SC to inform an officer that you are carrying a firearm as soon as possible after s/he initiates contact with you - that is, the point at which they ask for identification. You should plan on being forcibly disarmed once you inform the officer that you are carrying in your vehicle and do not have a South Carolina permit.

You may also not carry any handgun with an overall length greater than 12".

IANAL, none of this is legal advice, and you should consult your own legal resources before taking any of this as fact, etc etc yadda yadda...

ETA: Oh, and I almost forgot, you can remove your firearm from your vehicle only to take it with you to a place you are legally allowed to have it, such as your place of work or residence, or the place of work or residence of another from whom you have obtained prior permission to possess. You may NOT openly-carry the firearm to move it from your car to another place. Also, you may NOT carry it in a container that makes it obvious that you are transporting a firearm. This means no factory gun cases or anything that can reasonably be identified as a gun container.

You can carry however you like, concealed or open, on private property that is yours or where you have permission from the owner.