Driving through a non-reciprocal state?

[rwt1405]

The Maryland attorney general’s findings on FOPA is part of what they are going on, as well as the lack of prosecutions. However in DC there have been prosecutions especially in the capitol area that were successful in piercing FOPA.
In Maryland, the case of Lloyd Muldrow is instructive. He disarmed a violent gun wielding man in a bar without pulling his concealed weapon. He certainly saved lives that day. He was found carrying a concealed handgun with a Va. permit. All the cops wanted him released but the supervisor said “There is no reciprocity with VA.” He was charged with carrying within 500 feet of an establishment that serves alcohol. He received a “probation before judgement and was sent home.
His case is being used as the anecdote pushing national reciprocity.
I am not a lawyer and I am not going to go your bail if you get arrested transporting a weapon in Maryland.
But I will join others in funding your fight if yours becomes the test case.
Enjoyed this one very much, thanks all!
Kind Regards,
BrianD

Great info, I'll admit I forgot about that one

I will present some info describing why I would not "stay over night"/etc. with a firearm in my vehicle, in a state that I am not legal to carry in

Again, I am NOT a Lawyer

Interstate Transportation of Firearms: Laws and Requirements

Traveling with firearms across state lines or through a state can be tricky and the laws are confusing. We aim to clear that up in this article.

www.usacarry.com

For those that do not like "clicking links", I will add some of the article below

 

[Autonomous]

The Safe Passage Act has been violated many times. There is no question we have politically motivated prosecutors and police departments, power mad police officers, profiling of out of state vehicles for guns, cash, drugs and so on. Civil forfeiture is big, big business. Some PDs have awards for the officer that gets the most busts in certain categories. No surprise when it turns out the officers with high scores manufacture evidence. These abuses have been documented many times. For those of you that want proof, YouTube has many examples. *See Lisa Steed for instance. * https://www.thebrineshrimp.com/2017/03/14/utah-names-new-dui-law-after-lisa-steed/

So, you win the case? You are out a lot of time and money. The dirty officials are out nothing.
Say you lose? Bad for you and the officials are out nothing.

 

[Neumann]

My strategy is to avert and avoid. I don’t visit those states which deny, and drive around them through states which do.

 

[Chubbs103]

Don't forget to double check reciprocity and restrictions.

Several years ago I was taking a family trip through a few different western states and was planning on taking advantage of reciprocity with my Florida permit. I KNEW Nevada had reciprocity (it always had). When I started checking my route, I found out FL and NV were having some sort of food fight and had rescinded reciprocity from one another. This could have caused significant problems for me. Several months after my trip the two states made nice with each other. I'll be traveling through NV again next month and I will check status right before I leave.

Additionally, verify you have sufficient understanding of how the different states define sensitive/restricted locations.