Transporting guns through Wyoming?

Prof Young · March 21, 2020, 11:09 PM

Am planning to visit brother in Idaho later this year. Will be taking a handful of long guns and handguns for recreational and SD purposes. Will most likely drive through Wyoming.

I'm having a hard time finding all the information about transporting firearms through Wyoming. I'm from IL and do not have reciprocity with WY.

According to all the gun info sites I've looked at, including the Wyoming Highway patrol, as non-resident I can have a loaded handgun with me in the car so long as it is not concealed. But I can't find any info. about other guns in the car like my long guns and non-SD hand guns.

Help!

Life is good.
Prof Young

**Frank Ettin** · March 22, 2020, 12:27 AM

Perhaps you should consider getting a non-resident Arizona, Florida, or Utah concealed weapons permit. Wyoming recognizes those permits, and they are obtainable by mail.

FrankenMauser · March 22, 2020, 12:28 AM

Loaded, it must be visible.
Unloaded, it doesn't matter.
That's pretty much it.

Wyoming is not a "Utah unloaded" state.
If you are unfamiliar, that means that loaded cartridges in the magazine count as a 'loaded' firearm in Wyoming. (Utah requires only the chamber to be empty, and, at least for several decades, was the only state to have that definition.)

**Aguila Blanca** · March 22, 2020, 01:35 AM

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A

Armed_Chicagoan · March 24, 2020, 07:05 PM

Your Illinois training satisfies Florida's, so you can get a Florida CCL. You can also get a Utah CCL but Florida is a bit more useful, mainly if you want to carry in Florida since Florida does not recognize a Utah non-resident CCL or Illinois.

March 21, 2020, 11:09 PM	#1
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Transporting guns through Wyoming? Am planning to visit brother in Idaho later this year. Will be taking a handful of long guns and handguns for recreational and SD purposes. Will most likely drive through Wyoming. I'm having a hard time finding all the information about transporting firearms through Wyoming. I'm from IL and do not have reciprocity with WY. According to all the gun info sites I've looked at, including the Wyoming Highway patrol, as non-resident I can have a loaded handgun with me in the car so long as it is not concealed. But I can't find any info. about other guns in the car like my long guns and non-SD hand guns. Help! Life is good. Prof Young

March 22, 2020, 12:27 AM	#2
Frank Ettin Staff Join Date: November 23, 2005 Location: California - San Francisco Posts: 9,471	Perhaps you should consider getting a non-resident Arizona, Florida, or Utah concealed weapons permit. Wyoming recognizes those permits, and they are obtainable by mail. __________________ "It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper

March 22, 2020, 12:28 AM	#3
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Loaded, it must be visible. Unloaded, it doesn't matter. That's pretty much it. Wyoming is not a "Utah unloaded" state. If you are unfamiliar, that means that loaded cartridges in the magazine count as a 'loaded' firearm in Wyoming. (Utah requires only the chamber to be empty, and, at least for several decades, was the only state to have that definition.) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

March 22, 2020, 01:35 AM	#4
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

March 24, 2020, 07:05 PM	#5
Armed_Chicagoan Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2013 Location: Albany Park, Chicago Posts: 776	Your Illinois training satisfies Florida's, so you can get a Florida CCL. You can also get a Utah CCL but Florida is a bit more useful, mainly if you want to carry in Florida since Florida does not recognize a Utah non-resident CCL or Illinois.