Transporting firearms
Hey all, This weekend I will be traveling from Utah to Kentucky and plan on bringing my Beretta 92 handgun. Does anyone know the laws in Indiana and Nebraska for out of staters transporting guns? I...
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RGar974417 wrote:
There is a federal law called the interstate safe passage firearms act.It allows transportation anywhere as long as the firearm is not immediately accessible and the ammunition is kept seperately from the weapon..
There's a lot more to the federal law than what you provided.
It's called the Firearm Owners Protection Act 18 USC 926A
To legally transport the firearm the person
1) has to legally possess the firearm where the start.
2) legally possess the firearm at their destination
3) the firearm has to be in a case, unloaded, and in accessible to the occupants of the vehicle.
Subsequent court rulings has included:
4) the travel from start to destination has to be a direct route.
5) the only stops allowed along the way are incidental necessities to the travel, ie, can't be stopping to visit enroute.
RGar974417 wrote:
Problem is,alot of police don't know about this law and you may get arrested anyways although if you follow the law you will be released or aquitted.
No, the real problem is someone who has heard of it but doesn't really know what it involves and spreads erroneous information.
