Carrying out of state

[ZAG]

Someone’s gotta have the skinny on carrying pistol outta state. 
We’re up and down the east coast and I’d like to be able to carry on trips going forward.

I recall yrs ago maybe it was Utah permit covered a ton of states?

 

[2BuckBizCT]

43 minutes ago, ZAG said:

Someone’s gotta have the skinny on carrying pistol outta state. 
We’re up and down the east coast and I’d like to be able to carry on trips going forward.

I recall yrs ago maybe it was Utah permit covered a ton of states?

 

not sure how accurate this is > https://www.usacarry.com/concealed-carry-permit-reciprocity-maps/

@Chef  and @Marion might know more. Years ago I got a New Hampshire permit so I could carry a ton of states. Of course, I never did- so, I just let it expire after 5 years and never renewed. I took a class and it was NH, Utah and maybe Florida? I only paid for NH

[Moho81]

PA and Utah seem to be the ones that everyone in NY also go for. PA is easy due to proximity to NY and it's a quick process. Utah last time I checked into it the easiest way to get it was a class taught locally. Once you have those 2 states your covered for a large portion of the USA. 

[fletchny11]

I have NY and PA.

Maryland is the PITA state that I can't carry in that I need to drive through.

 

South Carolina from what I read 

Law-Abiding Adults Can Now Carry Guns Openly in South Carolina After Governor Approves New Law. March 7, 2024, at 3:41 p.m. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina

 

I think Maine, NH and VT none require state permits.

 

I am not a lawyer and do not stand behind any of this lol. Do your own research lol

[Nomad]

Check the link Biz posted . It’s tricky and changes from time to time . 
We all got Fla and Utah back in the day because nobody honored NYS permit ,but those got you like 38 states . Then some states said they would not honor non resident permits ,which of course those two are .

Penn. was one state that said that and they became a block for most of my  travel so I got Penn too, it’s super easy.

I pass through Maryland and SC each year , this year SC wasn’t constitutional carry on my way down so two blocks .

Their are federal laws pertaining to bringing a handgun through those kind of states, the gun must be unloaded separate from the ammo ,locked up  no glove box or center council , it must be far away from you . Your journey must be uninterrupted, ie you  don’t spend the night . You also need to be legal at both ends of the trip .

Oh and just for fun, that’s an affirmative defense, meaning they can still arrest you and you can bring up that at your trail .

I have a Stop Box which suffices for the locked container. I generally don’t carry while driving it’s close by and I lock it up before those states .

 

Im and old guy in a Subaru, no gun or hunting stickers on it , and I’ve never been stopped out of state .

Oh and here’s a BIG OH, some state you have a duty to notify the cop of the gun !

Yes I research all this before my trips 

[Nomad]

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/?resident=NY&states[]=FL&states[]=NY&states[]=PA&states[]=UT

i also find this site a bit better then the one Biz linked , more user friendly and I hear it’s updated more frequently which is key !

[ZAG]

19 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Check the link Biz posted . It’s tricky and changes from time to time . 
We all got Fla and Utah back in the day because nobody honored NYS permit ,but those got you like 38 states . Then some states said they would not honor non resident permits ,which of course those two are .

Penn. was one state that said that and they became a block for most of my  travel so I got Penn too, it’s super easy.

I pass through Maryland and SC each year , this year SC wasn’t constitutional carry on my way down so two blocks .

Their are federal laws pertaining to bringing a handgun through those kind of states, the gun must be unloaded separate from the ammo ,locked up  no glove box or center council , it must be far away from you . Your journey must be uninterrupted, ie you  don’t spend the night . You also need to be legal at both ends of the trip .

Oh and just for fun, that’s an affirmative defense, meaning they can still arrest you and you can bring up that at your trail .

I have a Stop Box which suffices for the locked container. I generally don’t carry while driving it’s close by and I lock it up before those states .

 

Im and old guy in a Subaru, no gun or hunting stickers on it , and I’ve never been stopped out of state .

Oh and here’s a BIG OH, some state you have a duty to notify the cop of the gun !

Yes I research all this before my trips 

Sounds like a pita.

[Chef]

4 hours ago, ZAG said:

Sounds like a pita.

That's because it is 

[Nontypical]

I got CT as well as PA.  I often fish in CT waters. And at least I can purchase ammo there if needed. 

[Nomad]

23 hours ago, ZAG said:

Sounds like a pita.

Next winter I’ll have about a ten minute drive through Maryland where I’d have to unload etc . Other then that I review the states I have to notify the cop , any mag restrictions and so on, but being the same states each year it’s a two minute deal .

I don’t carry in Fla ,we’re on a barrier island of very low crime ,I like having it in the condo and for traveling back and forth ,and I have the opinion to carry if I feel the need . Some years when I brought a pocket pistol I did carry in different parts of Fla 

Edited April 30, 2024 by Nomad

[turkeyfeathers]

18 hours ago, ZAG said:

Someone’s gotta have the skinny on carrying pistol outta state. 
We’re up and down the east coast and I’d like to be able to carry on trips going forward.

I recall yrs ago maybe it was Utah permit covered a ton of states?

 

Non resident Utah gets you 31 states I believe. PA opted out couple years ago. But quick drive to Erie sheriffs station and 5 minutes you’re good. Drove to Nashville and good in every state. NY does get you a few states in reciprocity 

[dbHunterNY]

massive pain in the d*ck. I almost did the Florida Utah class but that doesn't really help you as much as it used to. aside from VT, NH, and ME northeastern states are a bunch of aholes. there's no reciprocity at all with anything once you get to Maryland and go north.