I've been trying to research this without success, so would appreciate it if anybody could point me to relevant laws or discussions:
Hypothetical situation - A resident of Connecticut is traveling through one of the "free states" such as NH or VT, visits a local gun shop, finds three or four one-pound containers of Varget or other smokeless powder for sale, and purchases them. That person then passes through Massachusetts while driving directly from the "free state" to Connecticut.
a) Has that hypothetical person violated any Massachusetts gun law(s) by transporting the smokeless powder through the state?
b) Does the answer to 'a' above depend on whether the smokeless powder is transported within the passenger compartment of an automobile (in a locked or unlocked case), or whether it is transported in the locked trunk of the automobile?
It would be nice to find that it does not violate Mass. law. Otherwise, it would seem that the person in question would need to check NY laws to see if the transport could be done through NY instead, or else getting the stuff from point A to point B would seem to require that the person charter a boat (or an airplane?) and sail it from New Hampshire to Connecticut with the smokeless powder aboard, taking care to travel offshore of the Cape rather than going through the canal. (Or finding someone qualified to ship hazmat to ship it for them. Or else just transporting it and hoping that the hypothetical person does not get pulled over by the Mass. State Police for a motor vehicle infraction.)
Hypothetical situation - A resident of Connecticut is traveling through one of the "free states" such as NH or VT, visits a local gun shop, finds three or four one-pound containers of Varget or other smokeless powder for sale, and purchases them. That person then passes through Massachusetts while driving directly from the "free state" to Connecticut.
a) Has that hypothetical person violated any Massachusetts gun law(s) by transporting the smokeless powder through the state?
b) Does the answer to 'a' above depend on whether the smokeless powder is transported within the passenger compartment of an automobile (in a locked or unlocked case), or whether it is transported in the locked trunk of the automobile?
It would be nice to find that it does not violate Mass. law. Otherwise, it would seem that the person in question would need to check NY laws to see if the transport could be done through NY instead, or else getting the stuff from point A to point B would seem to require that the person charter a boat (or an airplane?) and sail it from New Hampshire to Connecticut with the smokeless powder aboard, taking care to travel offshore of the Cape rather than going through the canal. (Or finding someone qualified to ship hazmat to ship it for them. Or else just transporting it and hoping that the hypothetical person does not get pulled over by the Mass. State Police for a motor vehicle infraction.)