More travelling

[MrDrummy]

This fall work is taking me out of state on a small tour. I'll be carrying through: Lousiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas and Alabama. Luckily, we can carry in all these states.

I'm going to read up as much as I can on any kind of "weird" laws these guys have, but thought I'd open this up to the forum as well.

Luckily yesterday when I was in New Mexico I'd gotten a forum message about the whole "you-can't-take-a-gun-anywhere-there-is-alcohol" before I left. We made a stop at Wal Mart, and, of course, I stayed in the van.

Anyway-- fire away.

[KBCraig]

This fall work is taking me out of state on a small tour. I'll be carrying through: Lousiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas and Alabama. Luckily, we can carry in all these states.

I'm going to read up as much as I can on any kind of "weird" laws these guys have, but thought I'd open this up to the forum as well.

Louisiana: Their Napoleonic law is rather undecipherable. The basics: no casinos, no bars, no posted private property (but they don't have anything as clear as 30.06). Unlicensed vehicle carry is legal. Unlicensed open carry is legal.

Arkansas: you must declare that you're carrying and receive permission before entering a private residence. You can carry in a restaurant that serves alcohol, but not in the "bar area". Private property can post, and it must be "clearly visible" at 10 feet. The state is a minefield of off limits places, most of which are government property. Easy guide: avoid any kind of park or other government property.

Tennessee: the only thing I know is that they don't allow carry anywhere alcohol is served for consumption. No restaurant carry if you can buy beer to drink. Open carry is legal.

Kentucky: Easy going. Few statutory restrictions. Open carry legal, but uncommon.

Indiana: About as good as it gets. Screwing up to the extent of criminal charges pretty much means doing something that would be criminal whether or not you were licensed.

I can't speak to the rest. My observations are based on travelling through those states, and/or conversations with people who live there and know the "real deal".

Kevin

[Scott Murray]

When I was going on a long trip, I went to

http://www.packing.org/

and copied and pasted a summary of the rules for each state I'd be driving through onto a seperate page in my word processor, which I then printed out. Then I went and printed copies of the reciprocity agreements from the Texas web site.

Before entering each state, I'd scan over the rules again, so they'd be fresh. Besides knowing where I could and couldn't carry, I'd also want to know if I was required to disclose my CHL for a traffic stop.

If I was ever stopped, and the trooper didn't know whether Texas had a reciprocity agreement with his state, I could let him read it.

Scott

[KBCraig]

When I was going on a long trip, I went to

http://www.packing.org/

and copied and pasted a summary of the rules for each state I'd be driving through onto a seperate page in my word processor, which I then printed out. Then I went and printed copies of the reciprocity agreements from the Texas web site.

One of the very valid complaints about PDO is that it isn't maintained to show current laws. Use the links to go to each state's website, but don't rely on the state summary pages as shown on PDO.

Mark Solomon has largely ignored the site for a couple of years, and many of the state moderators have quit in frustration. Others who have volunteered for those duties have been ignored. Nothing against Mark, because we're getting what we pay for. He's getting ready to go to law school, so his role in the site is about to drop to zero.

Kevin