CHL Travel Questions

[pmg2010]

I am planning a trip with my family this summer. We will be driving from Dallas to South Carolina. I hope to conceal carry during the trip. We will be driving in the states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. We will be staying overnight in Alabama (hotel), North Carolina (family house) , South Carolina (family house) and possibly Georgia (hotel).

I see that all these states have reciprocity with Texas for CHL licensing, but there are other factors to consider, such as:

1. What locations are carry-prohibited by statue in each state?
2. What is the 30.06 equivilent signage in each state?
3. Can I glovebox my sidearm in each state?
4. What is the duty to retreat / Stand ground law in each state?

Does anyone know the answer to these questions for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, South Carolina?

Does anyone know of a good website that will tell you all this info just by giving it a list of states you are traveling through?

What other factors am I forgetting?

Thanks.

 

[pmg2010]

I should mention that the sidearm in question is a Springfield XDm with a native capacity of 16+1, so any magazine restrictions would be important.

Thanks.

 

[PCFlorida]

Handgunlaw.us is your friend.

http://www.handgunlaw.us/

 

[bearcreek]

I'll second http://handgunlaw.us/ . Another good one is http://www.opencarry.org/ . Asking on a forum like this is fine of course but really is relatively useless. No law enforcement or judge cares even a little bit what anyone on the internet told you. Best to go to the source for your information. That being said, you'll find that most of the states you're going through, until you get to South Carolina, are less restrictive than Texas.

 

[Warp]

I am planning a trip with my family this summer. We will be driving from Dallas to South Carolina. I hope to conceal carry during the trip. We will be driving in the states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. We will be staying overnight in Alabama (hotel), North Carolina (family house) , South Carolina (family house) and possibly Georgia (hotel).

I see that all these states have reciprocity with Texas for CHL licensing, but there are other factors to consider, such as:

1. What locations are carry-prohibited by statue in each state?
2. What is the 30.06 equivilent signage in each state?
3. Can I glovebox my sidearm in each state?
4. What is the duty to retreat / Stand ground law in each state?

Does anyone know the answer to these questions for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, South Carolina?

Does anyone know of a good website that will tell you all this info just by giving it a list of states you are traveling through?

What other factors am I forgetting?

Thanks.

handgunlaw.us says all of those states recognize your Texas CHL.

As for Georgia:

1. Nowhere you are likely to go is off limits. Colleges, schools, government buildings with security/controlled access, courtrooms, other places you wouldn't be carrying anyway basically.
2. Signs do not carry weight of law
3. With a valid TX carry license you can have a loaded handgun or long gun anywhere in your car. GA also allows loaded handguns in the car with no license
4. No duty to retreat in GA
5. Something else to look up for these states...GA does not require you notify law enforcement that you are carrying when contacted (such as a traffic stop), unless they ask directly bringing it up or not is your call

*I am not a lawyer or anything close

 

[pmg2010]

Thanks!

Perfect, thanks!

 

[pmg2010]

This is what I found: Let me know if you live in one of these states and think this sounds wrong. Thanks.

STATE Reciprosity Gun Buster Enforceable Signage Parks, Historic sites Other Places Illegal Resturants that Serve Alcohol Glovebox Must Inform Open Cary Mag limit
TX YES NO 30.06 / 30.06 / 51% OK Courts, amusement parks, voting, schools OK, no drinking OK YES OK No
LA YES YES Any OK localities can still regulate the carrying of firearms in certain commercial establishments OK, no drinking OK YES OK No
MS YES YES Any OK Police, courthouse, voting, school,church OK, no drinking OK No OK No
AL YES YES Any OK Police, jail, courthouse, sanitarium, school, pro athletic OK, no drinking NO. Must be unloaded & in locked compartment NOT the glovebox or Console. (ie: a car safe only) No OK No
GA YES NO “No Firearm” signs in Georgia have no force of law unless they are posted on property that is specifically
mentioned in State Law as being off limits to those with a Permit/License to Carry OK Courthouse, church, sannitarium, voting, jail, nuke, schools OK, no drinking OK No OK No
SC YES YES Any OK Church, hospital, courthouse, voting, school, daycare, police or jail. OK, no drinking OK YES NO No
NC YES YES Any OK (concealed only) Some Cities/Counties have/may have ordinances against open carry OK, no drinking OK, except at schools YES NO No
TN YES YES Any OK Court, School OK, no drinking OK No OK No
AR YES YES Any police, jail, court, gov meting, athletic event, bar, school OK, no drinking OK w/ license YES OK No

 

[mdThanatos]

Maybe you could format the list a little better? The way I am reading it for AL it says Police, jail, courthouse, sanitarium, OK; if that means you can carry in them then that is wrong information.

You can carry about your person if you are licensed while in your vehicle; you do not have to transport unloaded.

Again, maybe I am having difficulty with the formatting and seeing what is supposed to match where and misread, if so I apologize.