Elkins45
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I'm contemplating hiking the Appalachian Trail when I retire in a couple of years. I was looking at a map and for some reason it only now dawned on me that the AT passes through some very 2A unfriendly states. I know the ultralight purists would be scandalized, but I probably will carry at least some form of a firearm on the trail.
So here's the question: since the gun I would carry is legal in the state I left from and legal in the state where my trip would finish, does the Firearm Owners Protection Act protect me on a foot journey between the two points? I realize that carrying in a concealment holster wouldn't be legal in NJ, for one, but would storing the unloaded gun in my backpack meet the requirement of FOPA during my walk through that state?
This is more than a hypothetical question. Wonder if I should send an inquiry to the NJ AG for an opinion?
So here's the question: since the gun I would carry is legal in the state I left from and legal in the state where my trip would finish, does the Firearm Owners Protection Act protect me on a foot journey between the two points? I realize that carrying in a concealment holster wouldn't be legal in NJ, for one, but would storing the unloaded gun in my backpack meet the requirement of FOPA during my walk through that state?
This is more than a hypothetical question. Wonder if I should send an inquiry to the NJ AG for an opinion?