Monday, July 5, 2010

Why I Don't Like Travelling to Some Points North

Below are the results from this website.

Your Pack-N-Go Trip Planner Results (for a hypothetical trip):

With a Residential Florida Permit

1. Florida (Your Starting State)
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
For more information visit Florida's State CCW Legal page

2. Georgia
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
For more information visit Georgia's State CCW Legal page

3. South Carolina
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
1: This state does not honor CCW Permits from Non-Resident CCW Permit holders.
For more information visit South Carolina's State CCW Legal page

4. North Carolina
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
For more information visit North Carolina's State CCW Legal page

5. Virginia
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
For more information visit Virginia's State CCW Legal page

6. Delaware
This State DOES Honor Your CCW Permit.
For more information visit Delaware's State CCW Legal page

Now for the fun part:

7. New Jersey
This State DOES NOT Honor Your CCW Permit.
New Jersey IS an Open Carry State. Fully preempted open carry permitted on foot and in vehicles with a license; localities fully preempted. Please see www.opencarry.org.
Very restrictive Non-Resident issue. For more information visit New Jersey's State CCW Legal page

8. New York
This State DOES NOT Honor Your CCW Permit.
New York IS NOT an Open Carry State.
You must transport your weapon in accordance with the federal firearm transportation statute to legally transport your weapon through this state. Please refer to the federal statute below for more info. For more information visit New York's State CCW Legal page

9. Connecticut
This State DOES NOT Honor Your CCW Permit.
Connecticut IS an Open Carry State. Fully preempted open carry permitted on foot and in vehicles with a license; localities fully preempted. Please see www.opencarry.org.
For more information visit Connecticut's State CCW Legal page

10. Rhode Island
This State DOES NOT Honor Your CCW Permit.
Rhode Island IS an Open Carry State. Fully preempted open carry permitted on foot and in vehicles with a license; localities fully preempted. Please see www.opencarry.org. For more information visit Rhode Island's State CCW Legal page

11. Massachusetts (Your Ending State)
This State DOES NOT Honor Your CCW Permit.
Massachusetts IS an Open Carry State. Fully preempted open carry permitted on foot and in vehicles with a license; localities fully preempted. Please see www.opencarry.org. For more information visit Massachusetts's State CCW Legal page

Federal Firearms Transportation Statute
The federal firearms transportation statute basically states that you are allowed to transport a legally owned firearm through any state as long as you meet the following requirements.

1. Your weapon is kept unloaded and stored in a separate compartment not readily accessible by either the driver or passengers.

2. Any ammunition is kept separate from location of firearms and is also not readily accessible by either the driver or passengers.

If there is not a separate compartment available in the vehicle then the firearm must be kept in a locked container and stored somewhere other than the glove box or console.

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