I'm a resident of mississippi and im planning to move to california, is it legal to bring my gun in longdrive?

Answer 1

check the law of each state that you are going to pass through and follow them. Some states require the gun to be visible while others require them to be locked and unloaded in the trunk or glove box. What I would do is list the States and there laws so if you do get pulled over you can present your list to the officer and they'll see that you are at least attempting to respect them and the laws of their state.

Answer 2

You will NOT be subject to each state's laws as you pass through. Rather, you can rely on a federal law which allows you to transport certain weapons in interstate commerce provided that they are inactive, locked and secure, in the trunk, and other conditions are met. The only state laws you would have to worry about are those at your origin and destination. I'm sure you're familiar with Mississippi laws. California gun control laws, however, are very strict. Make sure you register the gun properly, and don't carry it in places where it's not allowed (which is a lot of places: schools, etc.)The California culture is also very different with regards to guns. Generally people will assume you are affiliated with a street gang if you own a weapon without a good reason, so be careful.

Answer 3

Make it compliant like the others pronounced. yet between the better taxes, random earthquakes, overly serious green circulate, over liberal government this is anti gun to the extreme, and the reality that California extremely considers itself extra beneficial then something of the rustic in-appearing rules making motor vehicle manufactures adjust to their standards over federal standards in ordinary terms for one occasion makes me dislike the state. i'm no longer able to circulate there for any interest, examine the diversities in Taxes formerly you're making a call, see how lots it impacts you. I shop searching for a 40 9 megastar American Flag, yet can no longer locate them LOL The P.R.CA is how I evaluate the state. The Peoples Republic of California. no longer something against the hundreds of thousands of hassle-unfastened experience human beings living there, the seashores are suited regardless of each thing. yet i purely can no longer stand the community government in place.

Answer 4

Check with the states attorney general oin this, CA has the toughest guns laws in the union, next to NY City and Illinois.San Francisco is even talking about disarming off duty cops, can you believe this insanity?

Answer 5

Yes, it is legal to travel with personal Protection; when you get there,"DO NOT CONCEAL IT!!!" Have it in a case -Soft/hard, do not have any clip or ammo with it, lock these up in the glove box. Being new to Cali.; you will instructed on their gun laws(Should you get stopped), under no circumstance do you reach for or touch this if you do get stopped as if it is in the hand it is brammishing a weapon even though it is cased and a police man or woman will not treat you nicely if they see it in your hand or if you happen to reach for it.

Answer 6

Depends on the gun that you own. California has very stringent gun laws concerning long arms. You will need to check if yours is compliant or post your model type and whether it has been certified as California compliant.

Answer 7

First off my fellow Mississippian,WHY? Second,you may have a problem crossing Texas with it. I'm not sure on that,just a hunch though! I believe its according to what kind of gun it is as to weather or not you may even carry it with you to California. I'd check with our states attorney generals office before striking out. Best of luck to you out there!!

Answer 8

OK. Tons of conjecture here. Lock it in a case while on your journey and all is fine. (Covers all state and federal law if you can't reach it while driving.) When you get here, send the proper application to the CA DOJ and register the weapon(s). Easy. Done.

Answer 9

If you own a gun do not move to California.

Answer 10

Legal to travel with, maybe. Just don't tell people you have one. But, from what I've heard from others that have moved to California from elsewhere in the US, then forget about it. This is was I was told by a friend of mine who retired here in Indiana and moved to California.

He owned a legal gun shop that supplied arms to various police agencies in Indiana and surrounding states. He sold his shop and moved west. In moving west to California, they told him that he had to ship his guns to a dealer in California. He did do business with one and did do as requested. But when he got there. He was told that he had to wait 30 days for a backgorund check of each and every gun to determine if they were stolen or not, then he had to wait for 7 days after that while they did a financial analysis on him (?), then he had to wait another 90 days while they did a psycological background check on him to determine if he was capable of owning a gun, then he was to undergo training in responsible firearms ownership and use, and then he was to wait for 6 months while they processed his application for a California permit. In the end, he gave up and moved back to Indiana. But, he had to surrender his entire gun collection in California for the proper authorities to destroy them. He watched them do this to his collection. His collection included several thousand dollars worth of antique firearms. He now advises people to not move to California, but says that is a nice place to visit, but only criminals have rights to gun ownership there.