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Traveling with guns question
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I am giving my son a few guns to take back to WA State. He is pulling a camper with his truck. Is there any issues traveling through Illinois or any other state on the way with handguns and rifles? They will not be in the cab, will be in cases, handguns will have trigger locks and ammo in separate containers.
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I fill up the tank in Indiana and so not fill up again until Iowa, reverse for coming home. The only thing I leave in Ill is when I stop for a whiz.
The Federal law is known as the Peaceable Journey Act. It is written so that it overides any state law- but New York never learned to read. Here is what the law says:
18 U.S. Code § 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.
In a nutshell, unload it, case it separate from the ammo, would unload any loaded magazines. LOCK it in the trunk. LEAVE IT in the trunk until you get to where you are going. Or lock them in the camper.Safe travels to your son with the firearms HE HAD STORED WITH YOU.
If you have a CCW license (ID Card) for your home state, you can carry all the way through Illinois, you just can't get out of your vehicle with it on you. So gas up before you hit IL. You must have a permit in your home state!
https://www.ispfsb.com/Public/AboutTheAct.aspx
430 ILCS 66/40
(e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her vehicle and the non-resident:
(1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under federal law;
(2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license or permit issued by his or her state of residence, if applicable; and
(3) Is not in possession of a license under this Act.
If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended, he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or locked container within the vehicle in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
Regarding traffic stops and non-residents:
(h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed firearm under subsection
(e) of Section 40 of this Act, upon the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a concealed firearm under this Act, present the license upon the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or present upon the request of the officer evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry under that subsection, and identify the location of the concealed firearm. During a traffic stop, any passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection (h).
Yes, even though Arizona has passed a new “Arizona Constitutional Carry” law that went into effect on July 29, 2010. This law means that as long as you are legally able to own a firearm and is 21 year of age or older, you can carry concealed in the State of Arizona without a concealed weapon permit. You still must abide by all concealed carry laws and off limit signs.