CCW Travel Question

[OK Hog Shooter]

I have an OK CCW permit and plan on traveling soon out of state for several days. I intend to call the state AG offices in the states I will pass through to confirm reciprocity and any recent changes in those state's CC laws. My question is: while in lodging for the night... what do I do with my firearm? I usually leave it partially exposed in an overnight bag parked next to the bed so it's readily accessible. Any other ideas?

Thanks to you seasoned and well traveled forum members who respond.

Blessings,
Hog

 

[MgoBlue]

Hog,

This is all you need to determine reciprocity with your state:
Handgunlaw.us

As for where you put your firearm in the room with you . . . I'd suggest you put it where you normally do at home. For me, that's in the drawer of the nightstand. YMMV

Have a safe and fun trip!

Reg

 

[jj2am44]

Right on top of the nightstand.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

Reg,

Thanks for your note. That's a great link. I know the states I'll be travelling in have reciprocity with OK. When I took the CCW class and test here in OK, one of our instructors advised us to check with state AG offices when we were travelling to see if those particular states had any recent changes specific to their CC laws. That may be a case of being overly cautious.

Hog

 

[vytoland]

dont travel through illinois.....its in complete lock down.

 

[minconrevo]

An old traveler's trick is before going to bed to place your carry gun in the pair of shoes you will put on when you awake. Put the shoes where you can access them. The system pretty much solves two problems; leaving a gun in the room and "where did it go" when something "bumps" in the night.

You can legally transport through IL, but you may not "carry". Go to their State Police website and CAREFULLY read the requirements to transport.

The Handgunlaw website is a really good source of info and my personal favorite since it links back to state's official info sources.

 

[Stu1205]

I sell holsters at gun shows and travel every weekend. I also go to that big gun show in Tulsa twice a year. I live in Florida, and fortunately all the states between Florida and Oklahoma reciprocate with us. When I am in my hotel, my gun is right next to me on the night table. On my last trip to Tulsa this past April, the hotel I was staying at had a "No Firearms" sign on the front door. I just didn't happen to notice it until my last day there....when I was leaving........ imagine that.

 

[vipermd]

While traveling to Wi I "always" carried a handgun unloaded in a locked case, but it was loaded in the room at night. I believe it falls under the abode status?? Anyone know about that? Is it an old wives tale?

 

[kraigwy]

the hotel I was staying at had a "No Firearms" sign on the front door. I just didn't happen to notice it until my last day there....when I was leaving........

You know of course, if they found out you had a gun, the might have asked you to leave

I find those signs funny.

I beleive in the DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY

I had to get a security clearance a few months ago. In part of the process I had to be tested for Steriods (got me). I had to go to the hospital for the urine test. They had such a sign on the door (which I ignored). Went I got to the lab, I had to take everything out of my pocket, put in in a little safe, and they shut all the water off in the toilet & sink. Totally steril.

Anyway while empting my pockets I pulled out my pocket revolver (642) and put it in the safe, the nurse says, "you're not suppose to have that here", and I replied, "so I heard". Went on with the test and nothing else was said.

 

[OKFC05]

I intend to call the state AG offices in the states I will pass through to confirm reciprocity and any recent changes in those state's CC laws.

I'm also an OK CHL instructor, and the OK CHL prepared course from CLEET is inadequate in terms of traveling to other states.

Recommend you go to the handgunlaw.us site, follow the links to the official state site. and make a copy of the off-limits places and other relevant info. Then you can pull it out and read it again when in that state. I also found the MO written rules valuable early on when the Springfield officer did not yet know that MO honored OK licenses. I showed him the list off the MO site, and he accepted it.

Problem with calling the AG offices is that a knowledgeable person may not be available, so you wind up getting partial info or wrong from a secretary or whoever.
In woking to get OK recognition with other states, particularly Georgia, I found there was ONE person only to talk about guns laws in the GA AG office. Once I connected with him, he was key to getting the GA recognition of OK formalized and published.

 

[MgoBlue]

GREAT idea to print out the information from Handgunlaw.us! You could even take it a step further and print it as a pdf file and save that on your smart phone! That way you always will have it with you where you go . . . and not have to worry about carrying the paper copy. But seriously, OKFC05, that is something I'll remember from now on.

Reg

 

[kraigwy]

Problem with calling the AG offices is that a knowledgeable person may not be available, so you wind up getting partial info or wrong from a secretary or whoever

I have to agree with that, I think it would be better to write the AG and get an opinion in a returned letter in Writen form.

That's exacly what I did from our AG with it came to the CC Reload vs. Factory for Self Defence, boongaggle debates.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

I'm also an OK CHL instructor, and the OK CHL prepared course from CLEET is inadequate in terms of traveling to other states.

I kinda had that thought when I took the class. I'll visit the handgunlaw.us site and check out the states I'll be traveling through and to, all both of them.

Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate the collective time and wisdom so freely shared here at the forum.

Blessings,
Hog