Legislation to Protect the Legal
Transport of Firearms Introduced
By BearingArms.com Staff. March 20th, 2017
Pro-gun members of Congress have introduced legislation to protect travelers who are transporting firearms interstate for lawful purposes.
The first such bill was H.R. 358, filed by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and 38 cosponsors in February. Joining him this week was Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who introduced S.618 on Tuesday.
Unlike pending national reciprocity bills, this legislation deals specifically with transporting unloaded firearms, rather than for carry on one's person en route.
Both bills would reform important provisions of the Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA) intended to protect the right of law-abiding gun owners to transport firearms throughout our nation. Yet in the years since its enactment, this law has too often been ignored by anti-gun local officials and effectively gutted by the courts. H.R. 358 and S. 618 would rewrite the law to implement the outcome Congress intended when it was passed more than 25 years ago.
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This is long overdue, particularly when considering some almost absurd instances that have been experienced by travelers - of course mostly involving going through NY and NJ - some horrific stories which basically infringe greatly on people's rights. In particular, a change that covers an individual's ability to stop over during their journey is badly needed.
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