Is there a way that I can deposit my firearm in a state with reciprocity prior to entering a state with no reciprocity then retrieve it going back home.
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I’ve found it useful to check on the non reciprocity states “transport & carry” restrictions and simply comply. I have a gun safe in my vehicles and I can store them locked and be in compliance pretty much everywhere, even CA.
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Some gun stores and ranges have been known to offer those services. More common in states that attract out of state hunters. Call ahead and know before you go.
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Reciprocity refers to honoring other states’ concealed carry permits or licenses, not to simple possession. When planning to travel you have to look at both the option to remain armed in your vehicle (license and reciprocity), or store your unloaded guns in a locked container not accessible in your passenger compartment (possession and transport).
If you are going only through states with reciprocity for your permit, then simply remain armed, but be sure know each state’s Duty to Notify if you have a law enforcement interaction.
If you will be traveling through a state without reciprocity for your license, then you have ot research that state’s possession and transport laws.
If the jurisdiction bans possession in any mode without a permit, then do NOT bring your gun into the state, at all. I think these include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and District of Columbia, and possible Illinois.
On the other hand, if the state does not honor your permit but does allow secured transport, just plan to follow their transport rules,
For instance, when I lived in Virginia, I sometimes travelled through Maryland when going from Richmond to northern Virginia. As I drove north in Virginia, I stopped just before crossing the river into Maryland, removed my pistol, unloaded it, locked it in a container in the trunk, and locked the ammunition in a separate container in the trunk. Entering Maryland I was legally transporting (not carrying).
Once I crossed the Potomac from MD to VA I could re-arm.
Had I gone into D.C. on that route, I would have been violating D.C. law, so I took care not to veer into D.C.
My examples above are all form memory, so may not be current. Be sure to review either handgunlaw.us or the USCCA Reciprocity Map for details on the laws of each place you will be in
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My thought was to find a secure lockbox in the state you want to leave it in. My first thought was the police station.
What states?
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I tried that with a few gun shops in PA near New York. All said, pretty abruptly, “we used to do that but we don’t do that anymore. Good bye!”
I got the impression someone had given them a hard time or something bad had happened. I actually asked to drop off my revolver for a disassembly and deep cleaning, and pick it back up on my way through and got a “No, sorry.”
Good luck, and definitely plan well ahead.
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Stricter infringement laws might even require a FFL transfer.
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I don’t even see how that works because you can only take possession of a handgun in your own state. Even from an FFL you have to be in your own state/at an FFL in your own state (of residence)
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I highly doubt that is a service that will be offered
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I am sure it is. The power of positive thinking.
Suspect this is likely why @Joseph488 got the responses he did.
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NOT THE POLICE STATION!!! 
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Maybe it was the courthouse. They are in the same building I think.
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Massachusetts
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This. And stay away from Jersey and other similar garden spots…
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