traveling with firearms

We fulltimed for 10 years without a gun in the rig. If I would have carried anything it would have been a shotgun because I do enjoy bird hunting. If you plan to go to Alaska via highway don't even think about carrying handguns in the rig. It's not worth the trouble with Canadian law enforcement.

Please, no flaming here. But I don't think the western U.S. is all that dangerous as compared to anywhere else. Particularly in back country. We met a lot of hikers and they weren't armed with anything but knife and/or hatchet so they could build a fire.

i am an american citizen and i carry my rights will not be infrgned upion

My best advice on cruising with guns is simply this, keep them out of site until you are ready to use them for self protection. and don't pull it unless you are prepared to use it.

musicman54 wrote:
i am an american citizen and i carry my rights will not be infrgned upion

Your carry right have already been violated in every state.

Know the law, follow the law, and stay out of trouble.

Follow the law or take the chance of getting made an example of as you spend the next 10 years of your life fighting your way to a possible supreme court hearing.

CKNSLS wrote:

Of course, the last paragraph under the Full list of states is wrong. You will go to jail in IL. CA, and NY if you have a weapon no matter what your excuse is-

"Federal law expressly provides that persons may carry a firearm in their vehicle while traveling through another state provided that the possession of the weapon is legal in both the states of origin and destination and the weapon is unloaded and carried in the trunk of the vehicle or a locked container other than the glove box. See 18 U.S.C. 926a"

That's worth knowing. nice reference.
But read the first sentence.

"Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof,"

You are there, you are subject to their laws,

Tom/Barb wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:

Of course, the last paragraph under the Full list of states is wrong. You will go to jail in IL. CA, and NY if you have a weapon no matter what your excuse is-

"Federal law expressly provides that persons may carry a firearm in their vehicle while traveling through another state provided that the possession of the weapon is legal in both the states of origin and destination and the weapon is unloaded and carried in the trunk of the vehicle or a locked container other than the glove box. See 18 U.S.C. 926a"

That's worth knowing. nice reference.
But read the first sentence.

"Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof,"

You are there, you are subject to their laws,

The highlighted portion is the key......you can not stop as in stay at a CG, motel, hotel, catch some zzzzz in a rest area etc. Once you do you are no longer in transit and are immediately subject to the gun carry/transport within state laws.

I carry in the coach here in washington state, I load snake shot in the one on my belt on hikes in the eastern side of the state for obvious reasons.

we often go remote, you are your own protection more often than not. When we are remote off the grid we can legally set up our own targets and shoot til our hearts content.

The only law that gets most folks busted is you can not carry a loaded fire arm in a vehicle, unless you have a Concealed Weapons Premit, issued by a washington state police dept.
That does not apply to long guns, you get caught with a magazine in a rifle it is loaded no matter where the action is, (open or closed) It's $1500 bucks and confiscation of the vehicle and all property with in.
My points….. know the law, obey it. be safe

jjwms wrote:
We fulltimed for 10 years without a gun in the rig. If I would have carried anything it would have been a shotgun because I do enjoy bird hunting. If you plan to go to Alaska via highway don't even think about carrying handguns in the rig. It's not worth the trouble with Canadian law enforcement.

Please, no flaming here. But I don't think the western U.S. is all that dangerous as compared to anywhere else. Particularly in back country. We met a lot of hikers and they weren't armed with anything but knife and/or hatchet so they could build a fire.

I found the same thing last year when I pulled my TT 8,000 miles in 8 months. And we stopped at truck stops, rest stops, Casinos, Sams Club, Walmarts,etc. Never once had a need for a hand gun or even close to a need for it.

CKNSLS wrote:

jjwms wrote:
We fulltimed for 10 years without a gun in the rig. If I would have carried anything it would have been a shotgun because I do enjoy bird hunting. If you plan to go to Alaska via highway don't even think about carrying handguns in the rig. It's not worth the trouble with Canadian law enforcement.

Please, no flaming here. But I don't think the western U.S. is all that dangerous as compared to anywhere else. Particularly in back country. We met a lot of hikers and they weren't armed with anything but knife and/or hatchet so they could build a fire.

I found the same thing last year when I pulled my TT 8,000 miles in 8 months. And we stopped at truck stops, rest stops, Casinos, Sams Club, Walmarts,etc. Never once had a need for a hand gun or even close to a need for it.

It's not the quantity of danger to be concerned with, usually, but the one time you need it.a good many answer as if you're not in a war zone, or most of Mexico is safe, I've never had a problem, etc.
It the one time you need it r feel you need it. Nothing more reassuring than a weapon you can handle, when facing possible assault robbery or worse. The Folks bantering about that we don't need firearms, usually mean just us. I don't like carry one. They are heavy but not as heavy as Policeman. Wild dogs, coyotes, rabid raccoons, and copperheads and rattlers are all a real potential threat. A snub nose with bird shot the first chamber or two and hot loaded hollow points, in the others.