[H Romberg]

I'm in Northern Virginia, :) so I spend a lot of time in the two of the least gun friendly places on earth; Md and DC. :( As a result, I end up leaving my CCW at home a lot, and I'd rather not. :mad: What do you have to do with your CCW to remain legal when traveling through places your CHL doesn't cover? Does a locked case and separate ammo storage cover it, or do I have to get it out of the passenger compartment altogether? I've heard you're allowed to transport a firearm anywhere (pretty much) in the US if its legal at the begining and end of the trip. Is that incorrect?
Thanks.

[mercedesrules]

I'm not a lawyer, but your appraisal sounds right. If handguns are allowed in MD you can take it there. I don't think that guns are allowed in DC, so you can't take it there. I'm going to Long Island this spring and handguns aren't allowed there without a permit, so I can't have it with me on the trip.
If you have a trunk, I'd use it in strict states. If not, get one of those little combination lockboxes and lock it in there.

MR

[The Reaper]

Only criminals and LEOs on duty in DC may possess handguns in DC. If you take a handgun to DC you will fall in the former catagory if caught. In MD cased and inaccessible to the driver. That would be not within your reach. Best bet is to lock it in the trunk in a secure container and unloaded. If driving a mini van or SUV put it in the cargo area in the back out of your reach area.

Good Luck.

[cool45auto]

What about vacation to another state that doesn't honor your CCW permit? I hate to leave Nikita behind when I'm two states away for a week.:(

[JitsuGuy]

The Reaper is correct. And isn't it intersting that DC has one of, if not the highest crime rate in America. If there's one place you should be packing, it's there.

Jits

[Edward429451]

What to do with ccw when out of state?

Be extremely low profile and pray a lot. (Taking it with is a given for me)

[H Romberg]

I got the following from Packing.org:

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Title 18 USC Sec. 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.

End Federal Law

So if you are just passing through you can legally carry a firearm through DC. But if you stop everything changes. Remember that DC is very anti gun and they can take your firearm and tell you that you will have your day in court.


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I wonder how it really works out. Also, does anybody know if your CHL status shows up on other states computers if they run your license? In VA, the fact that you have a license is shown whenever a policeman runs your plates. I wonder if VA shares its database with MD and DC. Any LEOs out there who know?