roccoracer
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I am going to the cape for a few days for a get away. We need to stop in Connecticut on our way home. If my pistol is in a safe unloaded while in CT is it legal? I am a mass resident without a CT permit.
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FOPA covers sleeping in a motel, getting gas, eating breakfast, etc. Stops that are related to your travel and supportive of that endeavor. Or, at least, I've never heard otherwise. I know a lot of people that just won't stop in an unfriendly state regardless, which isn't a bad idea.If you stop and the PoPo finds your gun. You are now
in big trouble! CT has no reciprocity with MA. FOPA
only protects you while on the road. If you stop to sleep
at a roadside motel? Maybe a gray area? I wouldn’t want
to be the test case. Stopping for a coffee should be ok
but IANAL.
Cite?FOPA covers sleeping in a motel, getting gas, eating breakfast, etc. Stops that are related to your travel and supportive of that endeavor.
Jacob Paulsen, President of ConcealedCarry.com.Cite?
Ok, so we've moved up to "dude, trust this guy". Plus, you appear to have added "FOPA covers sleeping in a motel, ......"Jacob Paulsen, President of ConcealedCarry.com.
"...This law doesn't apply to someone who drives into New York City and stays there for 2 weeks on business or vacation. That isn't 'transporting' a firearm through New York State. It is generally accepted and believed in the industry that reasonable stops such as filling up with gas or eating a meal while traveling through a state still meet the requirements of 'transporting.'"
Cite? I've never seen that text, but I don't have FOPA memorized, admittedly.The wording in FOPA is "Continuous and uninterrupted".
Looks like you are right ... not sure why I remembered it that way. Thanks.I've read the text of 18 U.S.C. § 926A on a few websites just now, such as Cornell law, and don't see "continuous and uninterrupted" mentioned anywhere so far.
I guess that you never heard of the guy that spent 3 years in a NJ prison because he missed a flight and went to check his luggage back in (per airline orders) in the morning after spending the night at the airport hotel.FOPA covers sleeping in a motel, getting gas, eating breakfast, etc. Stops that are related to your travel and supportive of that endeavor. Or, at least, I've never heard otherwise. I know a lot of people that just won't stop in an unfriendly state regardless, which isn't a bad idea.
It does not cover a two-hour visit to a museum, or catching a movie, or stopping to chat with friends that live along your route (provided it is not your final destination).
I had heard of it, but my recollection was that he violated the letter of the law wrt to FOPA, bringing his firearm inside a hotel or something. I don't recall the particulars.I guess that you never heard of the guy that spent 3 years in a NJ prison because he missed a flight and went to check his luggage back in (per airline orders) in the morning after spending the night at the airport hotel.
I guess that you never heard of the guy that spent 3 years in a NJ prison because he missed a flight and went to check his luggage back in (per airline orders) in the morning after spending the night at the airport hotel.
I am going to the cape for a few days for a get away. We need to stop in Connecticut on our way home. If my pistol is in a safe unloaded while in CT is it legal? I am a mass resident without a CT permit.
She wasn't carrying in accordance with FOPA, though, it was in her purse, and not locked in the trunk.
There are many ambiguous cases - for example, how long may you remain in a state and enjoy FOPA86 if your trip is interrupted for a transmission rebuild or quadruple bypass?
No, he was convicted because he illegally possessed a handgun in NJ without a NJ permit. His flight got into Newark Airport late, missing his connecting flight to Western PA. Airlines forced him to claim his luggage and told him to check in the next morning so he took his luggage to the airport hotel and then back to the airport. NY/NJ airports call Port Authority Police whenever anyone checks a gun in and they arrest non-residents (there is no such thing as a NR permit/license in NY/NJ). NJ Supreme Court upheld his conviction and Christy commuted his sentence when he was running for president.I had heard of it, but my recollection was that he violated the letter of the law wrt to FOPA, bringing his firearm inside a hotel or something. I don't recall the particulars.
Never paid much attention to airline travel as I don't plan to fly with a firearm.
She wasn't carrying in accordance with FOPA, though, it was in her purse, and not locked in the trunk.
OP - you probably have not been pulled over in years, and even then, did they search your car?
Make a reasonable effort to abide by all traffic laws. Don't weave in and out of traffic. Resist the urge to stop and buy fireworks or something stupid. If your vehicle is covered in gun stickers you may want to reconsider, but your best bet is, as you draw near the Conn state line, pullover, unholster your firearm, and hand it to your wife. Tell her to put it in her purse.
If you get pulled over and she is searched, tell the cop you had no idea she brought it and you specifically told her not too. Enjoy a few days of having the house to yourself. Eat cheetos in your underwear. Disconnected or power down all phones until you are running out of clean laundry.
Sarcasm. Do not violate state laws. Do not risk becoming a PP for life
You must be whiteI'm 52, I used to drive like a bat out of hell. Been pulled over dozens of times. Never searched.