Crowe wrote:
Keep it in your home part of the RV. Unless you show off and tell you have a piece how else would lEO know?
If he has to use it EVERYBODY will know.
Since it will be unloaded, locked in a case, nowhere near the ammunition, I am pretty sure this won't happen.
You can ship a gun to yourself. Following all of the rules and laws, box it up, take it to FedEx or UPS and ship it to yourself, C/O your family member. BE SURE IT IS ADDRESSED TO YOU C/O THEM, NOT ADDRESSED TO THEM! Be sure to inform them that when it comes, no one is to open it except you. I shoot competitive pistol and we transport guns A LOT.
Read the answer to question 6 on this ATF FAQ, actually posted on the ATF website.
http://www.atf.gov/files/firearms/industry/0501-firearms-top-10-qas.pdf