mikejonestkd said:
In NY it is the same....no permit, no handguns at all...heck, you can't even transport though NY if one is in your trunk and locked up, and unloaded. Don't even get me started on NYC....that are 10 times worse than upstate. The only plus is that all permits to own upstate are CCW permits with only a few counties imposing other restrictions.
NY is a pain, glad I moved away. You can transport through NY, or any state for that matter, under Federal law (cited below). If you are outside of NYC and the surrounding counties you are unlikely to face any problems at all if you are transporting in accordance with the regulation (suggest keeping a copy of the regulation with you). Closer to NY they will likely arrest you and let you argue it in court. If you get stopped for speeding and you are nervous and the officer asks to search your car, say no. Make them get a warrant to look for the drugs they think you have. It's unlikely they have enough probable cause to get one and it's probably more trouble than it's worth on their side. If you are transporting a handgun through NY you cannot spend the night there since staying in a hotel is not transporting the firearm. The hotel would be considered a destination and since you cannot legally own the handgun at the hotel in NY you would no longer be protected by the federal regulation. You need to be driving straight through the state with stops only for gas, food, and bathroom. My recommendation is to stop at the very first gas station you encounter after crossing into the state and buy something with a credit card so you have proof of the time you entered the state. I would make all other purchases for other gas stops with the same card so you have a paper and electronic trail of your journey across the state. I would also get the heck out of NY as fast as possible.
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Code of Federal Regulations
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 44 > § 926a
§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms
Release date: 2005-08-03
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.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000926---A000-.html