Traveling Through Anti-Gun States

My opinion: If you have the handgun slide locked open and carry the ammunition in an entirely different area of the vehicle. Such as your pistol in the trrunk and your ammo in a locked container in the console (Which has been defined in some court cases as being a case all by itself) you should be fine. Unless the policeman just feels like writing a ticket and assigning a court date, in which case, nothing will save you.
 
I seem to recall hollowpoints being illegal in NJ. Not sure how FOPA addresses this, but I've heard some horror stories. I suppose I could look them up if it's important to anyone.
 
sortof makes the anti national carryers think (@ least a little).

to quote above(paraphrase):
"I have left gun home during trip because of some of these states"

some of these states' government workers, officers of the state, etc answer to their state and this can make the states differ greatly. It allows a federal transport law to be abused because there is a great lack of federal law within their state to begin with. An accepted(forced to be recognized national carry law which would be tested and upheld in court cases)Natinal CCW would put an end to this nonsense. The bottom line is you're a sitting duck...you don't hear of as many atrocities because you just usually don't run into trouble.
 
I admit my post needs 'ightening up' but I feel it at least holds some water. I know someone that went thru a nightmare going thru NJ legally as only one example might change their opinion real quick about National CCW. It usually takes an eye-opener like that.
 
I simply stay out of anti-gun states such as Jersey, NY, IL, and Cali, and have had no reason to visit them in the last 20+ years.....nothing in either I can't get or do in FL, MS, AL, LA, TX, NC, SC, VA, NM, AZ....etc....

The exception is D.C. The family loves visiting there. When doing so, we hotel in Arlington V.A. which honors my Florida CC. When venturing into D.C. We leave the guns in the hotel.
 
Still my mentor and my Grandma's(may she rest in peace)brother is a retired NY state police officer(1954-1979)plus was featured on cold case files many years after he was a detective(sorry about tangent). His Entire career he had problems dealing with his revolver(s) because of NYC, NJ, and NY state differing views. Obviously he was outnumbered being near NJ and NYC
 
I have gotten a number of tickets for speeding over my 30 years or so of driving. Never have I had an officer insist I open my trunk. If I'm ever asked, I'll say "Sure, just as long as you have a warrant."
 
ghalleen, you obviously know what you're doing, so I respect that. it is a shame you couldn't have the handgun in your centre counsel next to you or on your person though. And then you have to know which states allow it in the vehicle and all the little state laws that the state cop might not know.
 
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