NFL Player Arrested at Airport --- Getting a Permit is not enough - Know the Laws

@P365 @MikeBKY For situations where an airliner was rerouted and forced to land in a State that does not recognize your License To Carry, one might be covered under the FOPA

Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 aka “The Peaceable Journey Law”
This act allows a person to transport a firearm through states in which he or she does not hold a valid permit, as long as he or she may lawfully carry (whether by permit, constitutional carry, etc.) in the state of origin as well as the destination. The owner of the firearm must be in transit and not stay in the state where possession would be illegal. Furthermore, the firearm must be unloaded and contained in a locked box or out of the driver’s reach, unless state law allows otherwise. In some states, the drivers must pass through the state without stopping, and in others only short stops are tolerated.

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/federal-ccw-law/federal-firearms-transportation-laws/

Even this could get more complicated for situations where the airline puts someone up in hotel for a night because their next available flight is the following day.

Would it be possible that the airport keep the gun locked up in their “armory” (if that even exists) until the next flight ensues?

I’m not an attorney, but it does seem that FOPA would protect those passengers who unintentionally land in States that don’t honor reciprocity.

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That does help, but as you mentioned, it can and has bitten people that got rerouted or ended up getting laid up at a transfer point.

My problem would be with places like NYC which would take your gun and fine you and make you go to court to TRY and get it back, then tell you (if you won) sorry it has already been destroyed.

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