2 questions really…
First, what states allow people to carry conceiled hand guns? I’m pretty sure that Florida, Texas and Michigan do (amoung others)… don’t know about the others.
If I live in Windsor, Ontario, Canada (or Niagra falls if New York allows conceilled weapons) can I as a Canadian obtain a permit for these weapons and have some stored somewhere in Michigan for retreival when I come over to visit?
What does a person do if they cross over to a state that doesn’t allow it?
THanks…
I live in Califorina and I beleive that all states allow
you to carry a concealed handgun providing you have a vaild
CCW permit. The catch is that most counties/states are considered “may issue” states which means your local Sheriff
has the responsiblity to approve the permit or not. So alot
this depends on the Sheriff’s polotics. Check out this web
page http://www.gunhoo.com you can prolly answer your questions there.
GA does also. See http://www.packing.org/ for answers to these sorts of questions. In general, you can only get CCW/CCL in your state of residence.
Travelling with a firearm can be tricky. Some states will recognize your valid CCW from your home state and others won’t. If the destination state does not, then you better leave the gun at home. When passing through states that do not allow CCW (or grant reciprocity to your state) but your destination does, keep the gun in a locked container and separate from your ammunition. When in doubt, check with the AG of the state(s) you will be travelling through and get their position in writing and bring it with you in case you get stopped. Some state laws require you to declare your firearm to an officer if you get stopped and others say you don’t have to.
State laws vary greatly and I only keep up with GA since that’s where I live and I don’t travel.
Aparently there are 31 states that have “shall-issue” laws.
http://www.packing.org/state/report_shall_issue
Virtually every state allows concealed carry under some conditions. My home state, Missouri, for instance, allows judges, prosecutors, and police to carry concealed, but voters narowly defeated a shall-issue law in a referendum.
Not exactly related but a good site nontheless.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/schools/gun.control/
No. Canadians cannot legally purchase firearms in the United States, nor can citizens of any other country. Additionally, you must be a permanent non-alien resident of the state in which you apply for a concealed carry permit.
Here’s a guide on state-to-state CCW reciprocity complete with URL’s for the original data and here’s a page with links to the gun laws of all 50 states.
UB, I think you mean resident alien. If said person was non-alien this would all be a moot point.
Come on over and get documented. You don’t even have to be a US citizen to own a machine gun in states where they are allowed. You have to jump through all the same flaming hoops for federal background check and registration as a citizen and they are very expensive but the fun factor makes it worth the trouble. Arizona allows NFA weapons and concealed carry is shall-issue. That’s why my ex-pat Canadian chum lives here. He has such marvelous toys 
Unclebeer, to clarify, a resident alien can most certainly purchase and own firearms in the US, including NFA arms such as machine guns and silencers as long as they meed the other requirements. My co-worker is a Canadian citizen and resident alien in the US. He owns at least four registered machine guns and holds an Arizona concealed weapons permit.
Well, poop. I’ve been misinformed then. Thanks for setting the facts straight, Padeye. It just goes to show, I guess, what a quagmire the gun laws have become. I got my info from a Toledo city cop.
UB, that very well could be an Ohio or local thing and again the cop could be plain wrong.
The most pertinent federal law is the '68 gun control act and amendments to it. It covers who cannot purchase or posess a gun AFA federal law is concerned but state and local laws may be more restrictive. I’ll see if I can find an online copy of the current form 4473 for specifics. It does state that you must be a resident of the state you’re purchasing the gun in for at least 90 says.
Arizona has quite liberal gun laws (in the true sense of the word) and there are few things that go beyond federal restrictions such as not being able to hunt with a machine gun even if it’s configured to be semi-auto. Other states may have more stringent residency requirements.