Transporting firearms

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.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.Of course that could cost you money for a lawyer and maybe even some jail time until it gets straightened out..When I was President of our Borough Council,our chief who is an NRA member and firearms instructor didn't know about the law until I showed it to him.
So what ever you do,keep a low profile.

Wadcutter took issue with what I said.So read it for yourself.
The actual text of the Safe Passage Act reads as follows:
18 USC 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.

I gave a synopsis of the ACT and I stand by what I said.Keep a low profile.