Hallucinator
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Does anyone know the legalities of moving from Connecticut to Pennsylvania with guns? Penn. is a shall issue state, but I don't know what happens when I bring guns in from another state.
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Question About Moving
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rwilson452
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Bring what you want. by law PA doesn't have a firearms registry. However the State police do keep a Sales Record of pistols sold in PA. Our supreme court has said ths is not a registry thus it's ok to keep the sales registry?? We don't have FOID cards or any of that sort of thing or Mag limits. If you want to carry consealed or loaded in your car you will need to obtain a Licence To Carry Firearms, ( LTCF). Other than in a vechile or other restricted areas you do not need a LTCF to open carry. Oh you do need a LTCF to carry in Filthydelphia.
Yes PA is a "shall Issue" state. Where are you moving to?
A good site to ask about PA law is pafoa.org
If your driving with your firearms make it a point to drive non stop thru NY.
Yes PA is a "shall Issue" state. Where are you moving to?
A good site to ask about PA law is pafoa.org
If your driving with your firearms make it a point to drive non stop thru NY.
Hallucinator
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Thanks, Guys. I'm not yet sure if the job is going to come through, but if it does, I'll be coming to Penn (Cumberland county). The only problem is driving through New York or New Jersey. I may have to ship them through a dealer.
FOPA 86 should protect you
SHOULD. You are transiting and the guns are legal where you came from, and where you are going. This was one of the big parts of the Firearms Owner Protection Act. However, this does not mean that local cops will not make your life hell if they catch you stopped in their state with the guns. Untimately a court should find in your favor, but until that happens, you could spend time in jail. It has happened to others. One fellow had it happen to him, because of the airlines. Others have had cars break down, or been caught in traffic stops. Fed Law says as long as the guns are unloaded, locked in cases (or cased in locked trunk) and legal where you are going, the states inbetween are not supposed to arrest you. But it has happened.
Shipping from a dealer to a dealer is safest, but costly. Cheaper than fighting a bogus state charge though.
Are you moving your houshold goods? If I was, I would just disassemble the guns, pack them in several seperate boxes in my household goods, and let the movers load them into the truck. Nor would I point out to them that there were guns involved. It is none of their business, and if they are not travelling with your person, then if you get stopped in NY or NJ, they have nothing on you. After all, when is the last time you heard of the cops searching the Mayflower van because they were speeding?
remember, if you plan to ship from an FFL to an FFL, not only will the guns be logged in their books (and possibly registered in their states), but the shipping FFL will need a copy of the recieving FFL's license, signed in ink (copy must be signed, it cannot be a signed photocopy), before he can ship the pistols. It is also possible the recieving dealer may have to do a background check on you before he can release your pistols to you. Maybe not, but I have heard some places require this nowdays.
I went through this in 2003, between NY and WA. Cost me $80 to insure and ship 3 pistols, with the dealer "doing me a favor" by only charging me for one pistol (since they were in the same box). Took about a month before the pistols were delivered to my FFL in WA. Might be faster for you , but I bet it will still take a few weeks!
Good luck.
SHOULD. You are transiting and the guns are legal where you came from, and where you are going. This was one of the big parts of the Firearms Owner Protection Act. However, this does not mean that local cops will not make your life hell if they catch you stopped in their state with the guns. Untimately a court should find in your favor, but until that happens, you could spend time in jail. It has happened to others. One fellow had it happen to him, because of the airlines. Others have had cars break down, or been caught in traffic stops. Fed Law says as long as the guns are unloaded, locked in cases (or cased in locked trunk) and legal where you are going, the states inbetween are not supposed to arrest you. But it has happened.
Shipping from a dealer to a dealer is safest, but costly. Cheaper than fighting a bogus state charge though.
Are you moving your houshold goods? If I was, I would just disassemble the guns, pack them in several seperate boxes in my household goods, and let the movers load them into the truck. Nor would I point out to them that there were guns involved. It is none of their business, and if they are not travelling with your person, then if you get stopped in NY or NJ, they have nothing on you. After all, when is the last time you heard of the cops searching the Mayflower van because they were speeding?
remember, if you plan to ship from an FFL to an FFL, not only will the guns be logged in their books (and possibly registered in their states), but the shipping FFL will need a copy of the recieving FFL's license, signed in ink (copy must be signed, it cannot be a signed photocopy), before he can ship the pistols. It is also possible the recieving dealer may have to do a background check on you before he can release your pistols to you. Maybe not, but I have heard some places require this nowdays.
I went through this in 2003, between NY and WA. Cost me $80 to insure and ship 3 pistols, with the dealer "doing me a favor" by only charging me for one pistol (since they were in the same box). Took about a month before the pistols were delivered to my FFL in WA. Might be faster for you , but I bet it will still take a few weeks!
Good luck.
Hallucinator
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Thanks 44 AMP. Good advice.