traveling from NY to Fl with long gun

[wnycollector]

I am leaving on vacation monday for florida. I applied a week ago for the fl non resident CCW. Yes, I know that I waited to long, but work/family commitments held me up.

I have decided to compromise and take a long gun. I am waffeling between a keltec sub2k or 12ga maverick with a pistol grip. I plan on leaving the gun unloaded with the ammo in a seperate bag in the back of the SUV as I travel down.

Does anyone know of a website that lists the regs for travel with long guns on a state by state basis?

 

[NavyLCDR]

Oh my gosh, not another one. Discussed over and over and over here. FOPA applies to all firearms, not just handguns. It does not matter what state law says. Look at the thread for moving from NY to AZ. Here it is below, once again. Lock the gun up, unloaded, with the ammo in the trunk and you are fine. Ammo can be stored with the gun, as long as both are seperated from the occupants of the vehicle by a lock and the gun is unloaded. Do NOT call the ATF and do NOT notify the state police of the states you are travelling through. Just print out a copy of this law and tape it to your gun case or gun if it is not in a case, if you feel the need to. Also, since it is a SUV, you will need a lock on the container for both the rifle and the ammo, but it can be the same container.

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.

18 USC 926a

 

[NavyLCDR]

Once you are in Floriday you have to abide by Florida laws which are: (look at the whole statute because it covers such things as going to/from hunting, camping, and gun ranges)
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0790/SEC25.HTM&Title=->2007->Ch0790->Section%2025#0790.25

(3) LAWFUL USES.--The provisions of ss. 790.053 and 790.06 do not apply in the following instances, and, despite such sections, it is lawful for the following persons to own, possess, and lawfully use firearms and other weapons, ammunition, and supplies for lawful purposes:

(l) A person traveling by private conveyance when the weapon is securely encased or in a public conveyance when the weapon is securely encased and not in the person's manual possession;

 

[Winchester 73]

This should be a Sticky:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000926---A000-.html

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 44 > § 926APrev | Next § 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms
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.

 

[fearless leader]

Be sure to read "definitions" when you read the florida law, as it is escential to understanding your limitations. Look specifically at "securely encased".

(16) "Readily accessible for immediate use" means that a firearm or other weapon is carried on the person or within such close proximity and in such a manner that it can be retrieved and used as easily and quickly as if carried on the person.

(17) "Securely encased" means in a glove compartment, whether or not locked; snapped in a holster; in a gun case, whether or not locked; in a zippered gun case; or in a closed box or container which requires a lid or cover to be opened for access.

It used to be "whether or not loaded, whether or not locked. I see that has changed.

 

[NavyLCDR]

Very good info! I did not see anything in the law which specified that the gun had to be unloaded, so I THINK, but not sure, loaded is OK in Florida.

 

[Winchester 73]

Long guns, state by state NY to FL.
,
NY-FOPA
NJ-FOPA
DE-unloaded in window rack or comm.case
PA-unloaded and cased
MD-FOPA
VA-unloaded and cased
NC-loaded in gun racks or comm.slings if they remain visible from outside the vehicle.Gun cases in trunk,rear storage comp. also ok.
SC-loaded ok in passenger area or trunk EXCEPT in state park,rec or wildlife area during hunting season.There and then they must be unloaded and cased.
GA-loaded ok in passenger comp. in plain view.
FL-loaded in pass. comp. ok if securely encased or is not readily accessible.Gun case or closed box or container ok.Or locked in trunk or storage comp.(Thats what not readily accessible means in FL.)
That was tiring.

Attribution:Travelers Guide to the Fifty States by J.Scott Kappas,Esq., 2007 Edition

 

[wnycollector]

Thank you ALL for posting! I have all the info I need.

 

[TEDDY]

traveling

if its secured in case it would be best to carry unloaded.and you are considering going trap shooting YES.----------

 

[mek42]

If you can swing by the Potter County, PA Sheriff's Office on the way down, for $25 you can get a PA non-res carry license that gives some good reciprocity. You'll need your NY Pistol Permit.

PA doesn't seem to care about NY Target / Hunting restrictions - I checked off self-defense as a reason for my PA license and had no problems.

Just keep the weapons and ammunition in separately locked containers before you get the permit.

Potter County is vaguely south of Wellsville, NY. PA does them by county just like up here, and some counties are more fussy about non-res permits than others.

 

[wdlsguy]

You can obtain a license from the Centre County (PA) Sheriff's Office via the mail.