2 - 3 MIN. READ
First, you see the blue lights.
Your spouse shoots you a glance.
Then you remember what you’re carrying…
Your firearm.
The one you brought with you to protect your family on vacation this summer…
Because you wanted to be prepared if something went wrong.
But now something has gone wrong.
Just how wrong…
You’re about to find out.
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It happened to Brian Aitken…
He had legally purchased handguns in Colorado. They were locked.
Unloaded. In his trunk. He was moving.
New Jersey treated it like a crime.
He was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
It happened to Gregg Revell…
He was flying with a properly checked firearm.
A missed connection forced him to spend the night in New Jersey.
The next morning, when he tried to recheck his bag, he was arrested.
And it happened to Shaneen Allen…
A Pennsylvania mother of two had a carry permit.
She was pulled over in New Jersey and told the officer she had her firearm.
But New Jersey did not recognize her Pennsylvania permit.
She was suddenly facing serious prison time.
These weren’t “bad guys.”
They are responsible gun owners who believed they were following the law.
That’s why one summer road trip can turn into a legal nightmare.
Friend, when you travel with a firearm, you really do take your freedom and finances into your own hands:
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In New Jersey, unlawful handgun possession without the proper permit can be treated as a second-degree crime. With 5 - 10 years imprisonment and fines up to $150,000.
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In Maryland, unlawfully transporting a handgun in a vehicle can mean 30 days to 5 years behind bars and a $250 to $2,500 fine for a first offense.
- And in Massachusetts, certain firearm storage violations can carry fines up to $15,000 and prison time up to 12 years.
Can you be completely confident that you know the exact laws as you travel from state to state?
Especially when they can change at a moment’s notice?
Heck, do you even know the laws in your own state?
I mean:
- Different rules for loaded vs. unloaded
- Different rules for the trunk
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Different rules for the glove box
- Different rules for permits
- Different rules for magazines
- Different rules the moment you pass the next “Welcome To…” sign
That’s exactly why we built the USCCA® App.
So before you pack the car this summer, download the USCCA App and – this is key – enable notifications.
Because the last place you want to discover you've crossed into a legal minefield...
Is during a traffic stop.
Let the app alert you as you approach a state line…
So you can be confident passing through unfamiliar legal territory.
