Good after noon, this is my first time posting but I have been reading the forums on here For 6 months. I'm heading out on a road trip in the morning from Texas to North Carolina. I know all the states that I will be traveling through honer my Texas CHL. When traveling I usually carry my XD9 sub-compact in my supertuck and my LCP in my ankle holster as a backup. In Texas there is no limit on the amount of guns one can carry. My question is do any of the following states have a law against carrying two guns. I will be traveling through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and of course North Carolina. Thanks in advance for the info.
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Aviganis LLC
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You'll have to have the firearm unloaded and locked away when crossing state lines - otherwise you could get in trouble for violating Federal Law. Next, do all the states you'll be driving through have reciprocity with Texas? If so, you need to find out what the laws are for each in reference to LCP. I'm from Florida, while we're allowed to carry both firearms and weapons, there are states with reciprocity that only allow for the carry of firearms.
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Please cite applicable statute!?
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You're going to be waiting for that cite for a loooooong time
Oh, I already know that!:laugh:
I suspect someone will cite the Federal "Peacable Journey Act", but those provisions don't necessarialy apply to CC permitees. The manner in which permitees can cross state lines with a handgun in a vehicle is controlled by the individual state statutes that cover carry in a vehicle. If you go from one state to another, and those states have reciprocity, if the state you are leaving, and the state you are entering, both permit carry in a vehicle, then you can freely and legally travel across the state lines.
To the OP, you need to know the laws of the state you are entering regarding carry in a vehicle.
All the states I have listed reciprocate with my Texas CHL so there is no problem with carrying or the need to unload and store my gun. I was more concerned with these states having a problem with a backup gun. In Texas there is no limit on the amount of guns one can carry on their person with a concealed handgun license. I didn't know if this was the same in the states I listed above. I have checked out a few sites and couldn't see where it was allowed or not. I was hoping I could get a faster response from the people residing in these states in this forum.
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I usually quote chapter and verse to answer questions like this, but I won't here. The reason is, I have not reviewed the laws of every state.
The only way to know each state's position for sure is to go to each state's web site for concealed carry laws and read them. Generally, one must obey the laws for concealed carry in the state we are in.
There is another concealed carry site that may help to review each state's laws more quickly at Link Removed
The only way to know each state's position for sure is to go to each state's web site for concealed carry laws and read them. Generally, one must obey the laws for concealed carry in the state we are in.
There is another concealed carry site that may help to review each state's laws more quickly at Link Removed
Seriously? And only your second post?
Completely false.
The OP stated that all the states they would be travelling through did honor the Texas CHL.
You do understand the LCP is a handgun, right?
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The only states where carrying more than one gun at a time are those states that limit carry based upon either type of gun (revolver/semi-auto) and you are trying to mix types, or those states that limit guns to those specifically listed on the permit. None of the states you mentioned have any such restrictions, I wouldn't worry about carrying two guns. And you already know that you are not required to unload and lock up the guns to cross state lines.
Once again, more proof the biggest source of misinformation regarding firearms laws are LEO, gun shop personnel, and CCW Instructors....
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Title 18 - Part I - Chapter 44 - § 926a
Seeya
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here's the link:
18 USC § 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms | LII / Legal Information Institute
Did you miss that little word "IF".
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title18/html/USCODE-2010-title18-partI-chap44-sec927.htm
18 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2010 Edition
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS
Sec. 927 - Effect on State law
From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov
§927. Effect on State law
No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together.
(Added Pub. L. 90–351, title IV, §902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 234; amended Pub. L. 90–618, title I, §102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1226.)
Amendments
1968—Pub. L. 90–618 struck out “or possession” after “State” wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–618 effective Dec. 16, 1968, see section 105 of Pub. L. 90–618, set out as a note under section 921 of this title.
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I don't think that is it. I think that the proprietor of Link Removed does not understand the difference between "shall be ENTITLED to" and "shall be required to". The Federal law offers Joe Citizen an ENTITLEMENT to transport firearms in violation of gun unfriendly state laws (such as New York) if Joe Citizen complies with the method of transport specified. However, in no way does Federal law REQUIRE a person to transport firearms in the manner specified, but Joe Citizen would only give up their ENTITLEMENT to Federal protection if they chose to carry the firearm in accordance with state laws instead.
18 USC 926A:
18 USC § 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms | LII / Legal Information Institute
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I am publicly apologizing for having given wrong information. Upon further review, I stand corrected and my statement is not the case when traveling from states with reciprocity of the CCW. My statement would only apply if one had to travel through a state that did not have reciprocity for the CCW.
Not true either. Many states allow either or both open carry or concealed carry of loaded handguns, on the person, without any license required. Some states allow loaded firearms to be carried in vehicles loaded as long as they are not concealed. Some states allow loaded firearms to be carried in vehicles loaded as long as they are concealed in the vehicle but not on the body. It all depends on state law.
When traveling interstate a person has two choices: 1. They can carry their firearms in whatever manner is allowed in the state they are physically present in at the time (and they might have to shift their method of carry when crossing the state line) OR 2. As an OPTION, they can carry the guns in accordance with 18 USC 926A and not have to be concerned with state laws between their origin and destination.
