State travel laws question.

[Scooter22]

My son is travailing to Virginia Beach this weekend to visit some friends. He will be passing through PA, DEL, MD, into VA. Is there any problem if he brings his Mossberg 500 shotgun and a couple boxes of shells? Thanks.

 

[Red Wind]

My son is travailing to Virginia Beach this weekend to visit some friends. He will be passing through PA, DEL, MD, into VA. Is there any problem if he brings his Mossberg 500 shotgun and a couple boxes of shells? Thanks.

He can use FOPA 1986 and he should be good to go.

Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

(Added Pub. L. 99–360, § 1(a), July 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 766.)