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**Aguila Blanca** · July 5, 2011, 05:37 AM

"Carrying" is not "transporting." If you are not carrying and you are asked "Are you carrying," the answer is "No."

If you are transporting, just be certain you are transporting in accordance with the laws of the state you are in. If the question is, "Do you have any firearms in the vehicle?", the answer then is, "Yes, in a locked case in the trunk." If the officer then asks if he/she can see it/them, the answer is "No, I do not consent to a search of my vehicle."

But how many states to you think will actually see your out-of-state CCW when they run your DL and tags? A lot of states don't feed that info back even for their own, home state CCWs. I think everyone should have a CCW. After you get it, there's nothing that says you have to use it. If you're going to be in unfriendly states, you can leave the guns at home. Then, if an officer asks, you can honestly answer that you have no firearms in the vehicle.

July 5, 2011, 05:37 AM	#6
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,470	"Carrying" is not "transporting." If you are not carrying and you are asked "Are you carrying," the answer is "No." If you are transporting, just be certain you are transporting in accordance with the laws of the state you are in. If the question is, "Do you have any firearms in the vehicle?", the answer then is, "Yes, in a locked case in the trunk." If the officer then asks if he/she can see it/them, the answer is "No, I do not consent to a search of my vehicle." But how many states to you think will actually see your out-of-state CCW when they run your DL and tags? A lot of states don't feed that info back even for their own, home state CCWs. I think everyone should have a CCW. After you get it, there's nothing that says you have to use it. If you're going to be in unfriendly states, you can leave the guns at home. Then, if an officer asks, you can honestly answer that you have no firearms in the vehicle.