I have a Winchester .22 LR that was given to me by my grandfather a few years before he died. The problem is that the rifle is in WV and I now live in GA. and I want to get the rifle down here legally. If it is locked and unloaded in the trunk of my car will I be OK? I just don't want to risk losing the gun to some law enforcment agency. I have looked into shipping it but it would cost a lot. not to metion that the local gun shops say that I have to ship it from a FFL to a FFL, but FED EX tells me that only one party needs to be a FFL if I ship it Priority. Either way it is alot of $$$$. The gun laws i have read are confusing.
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rifle across atate lines ???
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I travel in car/truck across state lines very often with firearms. States have different laws regarding how the firearm must be stored, but locked and unloaded in the trunk is good everywhere. Folks drive across the country all the time to go hunting or for shooting competitions, so I wouldn't worry.
Now if it were a handgun, you'd have to check into laws more closely, but again, locked in the trunk is always okay. Just don't do anything stupid like sit in a diner in NJ bragging about how you just got this rifle and are going to pop some fools back home...
Now if it were a handgun, you'd have to check into laws more closely, but again, locked in the trunk is always okay. Just don't do anything stupid like sit in a diner in NJ bragging about how you just got this rifle and are going to pop some fools back home...
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I would say lock it in the truck with no ammunition in it or near it.
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Just don't tell anybody.
you can have the gun in a case locked in the trunk or if you have a vehicle without a trunk, in the rear where you have to leave the vehicle to access it. you are allowed to carry ammunition locked in the glove compartment. i called a friend who is a state trooper and this is what he told me.
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I just completed the required hunter safety course today in MD. You will be fine (at least in MD) if the rifle is unloaded, in a case, and in the trunk. Ammunition should be as far from the firearm as feasible and locked up if possible. If your really concerned then just don't have any ammunition with you at all and put a key type trigger lock on the gun before you put it in the case. .22 LR ammo is available practically everywhere and is relatively inexpensive so even if there is some with the gun there is no need to bring it along. I should suggest that you check with local and/or state authorities to verify but that should get your rifle home. Unless of course, you're a convicted felon and happen to get pulled over and searched. Drive safely and happy shooting. -DT
Check with the states that you will be traveling through. If they have "peaceful journey" laws then you should be fine if it is locked up and unloaded. I usually remove the entire bolt and store it separate from the rifle when traveling with my rifle just for kicks.
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You are at least 18 and preferably 21 ?
18 is the legal age for possessing a rifle in most states. 21 is legal in all.
As long as you are old enough, you should be fine, The only states that are pricks about firearms and transportation of long guns are not in your path, NY, Mass, MD, NJ Ill, and Cal are the sticklers and even those supposedly can not stop you for it if you are just passing thru. but they can make life difficult.
Do you have some sort of bill of sale/letter of gifting/ or the like ? that would help, but most states should let you pass just fine. If your grandma is still alive have her right a letter saying she is giving the rifle from your grandfathers estate to you. Or have your parents do the same. That gives you legal ownership and clears the way for you to have the right to protest should something go wrong.
A zipped case should be enough, if you put one of those little luggage locks on the case that would be better but should not be necessary. Make sure its empty, any magazines (excluding a tube magazine if it has one) should be placed elsewhere and keep the ammo elsewhere too.
I routinely travel from Minnesota to ohio, missouri and alabama and florida with a gun in my possession and that never seems to be an issue.
Remember, Cops do not have xray vision, and unless you give them a reason to go looking for it, they will never see it or find it.
18 is the legal age for possessing a rifle in most states. 21 is legal in all.
As long as you are old enough, you should be fine, The only states that are pricks about firearms and transportation of long guns are not in your path, NY, Mass, MD, NJ Ill, and Cal are the sticklers and even those supposedly can not stop you for it if you are just passing thru. but they can make life difficult.
Do you have some sort of bill of sale/letter of gifting/ or the like ? that would help, but most states should let you pass just fine. If your grandma is still alive have her right a letter saying she is giving the rifle from your grandfathers estate to you. Or have your parents do the same. That gives you legal ownership and clears the way for you to have the right to protest should something go wrong.
A zipped case should be enough, if you put one of those little luggage locks on the case that would be better but should not be necessary. Make sure its empty, any magazines (excluding a tube magazine if it has one) should be placed elsewhere and keep the ammo elsewhere too.
I routinely travel from Minnesota to ohio, missouri and alabama and florida with a gun in my possession and that never seems to be an issue.
Remember, Cops do not have xray vision, and unless you give them a reason to go looking for it, they will never see it or find it.