Kildars
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I know NYC has very strict gun laws. Do I have to leave the gun at home?
I know NYC has very strict gun laws. Do I have to leave the gun at home?
I'll have to look into that. Test their amazing gun control that keep all guns off the streets!:banghead::banghead:(humor but true)
But I bet you could buy one on the street within an hour of landing.....
Not true. The state of NY has charged people with illegal possession of a firearm for landing at a NY airport and changing planes. This hasn't yet been challenged in court (and most likely would be overturned by a federal court) but someone would have to be the test case in order to file the suit.If you were landing in NY but continuing on to another destination outside of NY you will be ok. NY is very strict on its laws.
I suggest going to the NY forum and talking to some of the folks to get an idea. Here's the link: http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum40/
Reading the relevant USC it says that you can transport a firearm through NY. For example, you are flying to NYC and then getting into a rental car and driving to New Hampshire for Christmas (or vice versa). So long as it is in a locked container, federal law supports you in this endeavor. The problem, however, is local law enforcement. Should they choose to arrest and charge you, you will be responsible for paying for a lawyer and your defense. Although the NRA legal defense fund would probably chip in a fair amount.This issue pops up periodically like a social disease. It is not that difficult to understand. FOPA applies under very specific circumstances. If you are walking into a NY airport to check a bag containing a firearm, FOPA cannot help you.
AFAIK you can only ship it from an FFL to another FFL. I tried to ship my pistol home from Idaho so that I could travel through Canada for the last part of my cross country motorcycle trip and no one would ship it directly across state lines.That being said, shipping your gun to yourself isn't a bad solution, as long as you don't mind the extra expense and hassle of doing so, nor being disarmed during your entire journey, instead of just the originating-airport to final-destination-airport portion.
I would be glad to respond if you do as I asked in my post.
AFAIK you can only ship it from an FFL to another FFL. I tried to ship my pistol home from Idaho so that I could travel through Canada for the last part of my cross country motorcycle trip and no one would ship it directly across state lines.
USPS and UPS declined to ship the firearm. I didn't go to FedEx, just rode back through Washington instead. According to the following website <http://www.thegunzone.com/ship-guns.html DHL/Airborne, FedEx, UPS will ship handguns only from or to an FFL holder. The USPS won't ship handguns at all.heresolong wrote:
AFAIK you can only ship it from an FFL to another FFL. I tried to ship my pistol home from Idaho so that I could travel through Canada for the last part of my cross country motorcycle trip and no one would ship it directly across state lines.
You can ship a firearm to yourself and it is completely legal. Your issue was probably that the carrier did not want to ship it, not that it was unlawful.