On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 22:48:35 -0400, Alex wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:33:15 -0400, wrote:

Another example, but opposite in how it affects us as citizens:

There is no Federal law that prohibits the
lawful owner of a firearm from traveling anywhere in the country with it
in his/her possession. It must be unloaded and out of reach or in a
locked container. Felons and several other status categories are
prohibited but in fact there is a federal law known as the "Firearms
Owners’ Protection Act, or FOPA, that protects those who are
transporting firearms for lawful purposes from local restrictions which
would otherwise prohibit passage."

Yet, many states and localities, especially along the east coast, have
laws against having a firearm with you, even when just passing through.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...supreme-court/
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I've heard of cases like that at NY airports where people found
themselves with an unlicensed gun after their connecting flight was
canceled. In NY that will get you mandatory time in the slam and even
possession of handgun ammunition can get you in trouble.

It might be safer to send the gun and ammo on ahead via UPS or FedEx.



It would, but a law abiding citizen shouldn't have to do that. If a
state is that anti-gun they should make arrangements for these odd
situations. Storing the firearm at the airport in the temporary custody
of the local law enforcement would be a simple fix. With his travel
plans predetermined, common sense should have prevailed. He was taken
into custody when he attempted to board his plane and declared his
firearm to the carrier as you would normally do. He wasn't a threat at
any point and could have chosen to not declare the weapon in his checked
bag that likely would have no been noticed. He was arrested for
following the law. Go figure.

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In the northeastern states, common sense and gun laws are not usually
found in the same sentence. Support the NRA whether you like them or
not. They are just about the only organization with the political
muscle to stop the nonsense from spreading.