| As a PI, eventually you'll be hired for a case that | | | | travel. If I'm just driving through a state, I like to |
| traverses state lines. When that happens, while | | | | refer to my copy of the "Guide To The |
| you may be qualified and permitted to carry in | | | | Interstate Transportation of Firearms." on the |
| your state, you may not be allowed to carry in | | | | NRA-ILA website. |
| other states your cases take you to. | | | | Just because a state will allow you to carry a |
| The first thing you will need to understand is a bit | | | | loaded firearm into their state while driving |
| of legal jargon, the difference between the terms | | | | through doesn't mean that the city you're driving |
| "shall issue" and "may issue." "Shall issue" simply | | | | through doesn't have laws against it. Crazy, I |
| means that issuing officials need to have a good | | | | know, but you will need to brush up on the |
| reason in order to deny a permit. Otherwise, you | | | | requirements for any city you plan to drive |
| are issued the conceal and carry permit by simply | | | | through. And certain states will allow some |
| going through the application process and meeting | | | | firearms but not others. You know, it's kind of like |
| the state requirements. Thirty-nine of the fifty | | | | needing to get a Trip Tic from AAA before |
| states have the "shall issue" law. | | | | traveling. Find out what you need to know before |
| "May issue" laws require that the applicant show a | | | | you go and you'll avoid trouble. |
| need to carry a concealed weapon which leaves | | | | If you are flying, the FAA has rules about |
| things pretty arbitrarily open to come up with | | | | firearms on a commercial aircraft (no issues on a |
| reasons to deny permits. That is indeed what | | | | small aircraft unless it's a charter). You may not |
| happens in those states. | | | | carry a loaded weapon in the cabin with you. |
| Two states (Wisconsin and Illinois) don't allow any | | | | Rather, you must place it in your checked |
| kind of permit to carry for someone who is not a | | | | baggage unloaded, and you must tell the security |
| law enforcement officer. I suppose to counter | | | | folks who are scanning your luggage BEFORE |
| that backward thinking, two other states (Alaska | | | | they scan your suitcase and throw you up against |
| and Vermont) allow anyone over the age of 16 | | | | the wall spread-eagle. |
| and 21 respectively who is not a felon, to carry a | | | | There is a movement afoot (which I hope |
| weapon without any kind of permit. Of the "may | | | | continues to grow) to create a standard federal |
| issue" states, Maryland rarely issues permits, while | | | | law that will take it out of the hands of the |
| Hawaii never issues them. Now that you have | | | | states entirely and allow conceal and carry just |
| some background on which states allow what in | | | | for the asking and cause all states to be |
| terms of permitting CCW, now lets discuss where | | | | reciprocal with one another. The current laws |
| you can travel with your weapon without being | | | | make it confusing to go from state to state and |
| accosted by local authorities. | | | | municipality to municipality. Citizens have the right |
| The answer is, it depends on which state you live | | | | to arm and protect themselves and it seems |
| in and received your permit from. The Mountain | | | | foolish to keep weapons out of the hands of |
| West and Southern States are all pretty lenient | | | | law-abiding citizens when criminals apparently have |
| with each other. For the western, mid-western | | | | such easy access. Already, with the number of |
| and north eastern states, it's pretty much a crap | | | | states allowing CCW, violent crime is down. Let's |
| shoot. I like to use the reciprocity map at to let | | | | hope that trend continues. |
| me know where I can bring my weapon before I | | | | |