Rifles across state lines?

[Scout]

Yeah I know, it should be covered in a dozen threads, but everything I see pertains to handguns.

I mentioned having an AR-7 in a buyout bag with a brick of ammo. Someone asked about crossing state lines, and well I didn't have an educated answer other than keeping them locked in separate cases. Can anyone point me to a thread or two, or give me better search terms?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

What is a "buyout bag"? Is this one of those thing like at Kiesler Brothers where you buy like 6 guns for $100 blind?

1. Is this about purchasing across state lines?

2. Is this about transporting?

 

[Scout]

Bugout, autocorrect strikes again.
This is about transporting.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

You want to look for 18 USC §926A. But, which state line are you crossing?

 

[Scout]

I don't know just yet.

 

[output]

Generally speaking if the gun is unloaded, broken down, and in a case you are okay. Now if you enter the City of Chicago with an AR-15 and 30rd magazines and you are stopped...there is no telling what CPD will do. If the rifle you are carrying in your car is banned in the local you are traveling through...you will most likely have a problem.

There is a federal law called "Firearms Owners Protection Act" or FOPA. This law is supposed to protect citizens whom are lawfully transporting firearms they are legally allowed to posses from local restrictions which would otherwise generally prohibit passage of the firearm. I will post a link below that is worth reading on the NRA's website.

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150101/guide-to-the-interstate-transportation