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jimlongley wrote:I won't say I know nothing about crossing state lines on the ground, Chas, but my primary expertise is air travel.

That said, I think the federal transportation of firearms act (or wwhatever its real name is) would cover the gun in a locked box (as long as they are not transiting NY City,) but I would keep the ammo apart.

Sorry, I didn't realize Nick was traveling by car; thought he was traveling by air. I should have read more carefully.

FOPA protects you while traveling through the state, and I believe the factory box locked and in the trunk will be fine. The gun has to be unloaded, which in most states means a loaded mag can be next to the pistol and the gun is still considered "unloaded." I don't know about Alabama, so I'd probably take the rounds out of the mags.

Sorry for missing some operative facts here!

Chas.

gigag04 wrote:thanks y'all.

Do you think the case that the XD comes with would suffice as a locked box??

Could I keep loaded mags in there?

Thanks,

nick

Yes, the factory box is fine. As for the mags, as I recall Jim's posts on this subject, I think loaded mags are fine, so long as the ammo is covered. I think Jim also said putting them in a mag pouch will do. You might run a search on posts by Jim Longley (jimlongley) and get more and better information.

Regards,
Chas.