So, this is probably an odd question, but could you temporarily store a handgun with an out of state FFL, or would that need to be a transfer because it is sitting in their safe/store? I am assuming if yes, then they couldn't transfer it back to you.
So, what I am trying to figure out here is next summer I am looking to DRIVE out to New Mexico and drive from there up through Colorado, Wyoming and Montana before driving back. There is a chance we may head from Glacier National Park up into Canada for a couple of days. This will be mostly visiting national parks. Some camping. Some staying in hotels/lodges. Especially as it relates to the camping, but some on the hiking, I'd like to carry a handgun with me appropriate for bear defense. That is going to be an absolute no go with Canada. I don't need that fight with my wife and kids "sorry guys, we can't go to Canada because Dad decided it was safer to carry a handgun for bears and mountain lions".
The only two options I can think of are ship it home, but I won't be home for 5-6 days when I'd be hitting the Canadian border (I am figuring 2-3 days in Canada, then 2-3 day drive back to Maryland from there at the end of the trip). The other thoughts I can think of are some sort of small storage locker somewhere in Montana and swinging by on the way back. Or have an FFL store it for me temporarily.
Any thoughts on this? Options that might work or I haven't thought of? Anyone do something like this and have any experience. It may turn out we don't do Canada at all, which would sure save worrying about it. And as it is, call it about 3 day drive out and 3 day drive back, and even with no stops its a solid 2 day drive from south to north. That is maybe 3 days in each state, which isn't too bad. Especially since I think odds are we'd probably do 2 days in New Mexico and 2 in Montana, leaving really like 4 in Colorado and 4 in Wyoming. Planning this as a 3 week trip. A spare day in there somewhere. And we might be able to trim a day off, or half a day off one of the directions in the drive (it is looking like ~27hrs drive out, 30hrs back assuming no traffic. I'd prefer not to do more than 10hrs of driving any of those days, though I'd be willing to do 12-14hrs that last stretch home and the first stretch out to leave a couple of hours the last two days to make some stops to see some stuff on the way out/home).
Visiting Canada I am assuming would add 3-4 days, which pushes the trip to well over 3 weeks (and a longer drive home) and I am hoping to keep it to 3 weeks or less. I have the vacation time for one really big trip next summer, but that is a heck of a long time to find someone, or multiple people, to watch my cats, chickens, make sure all of the bill paying gets done, mow the lawn while we are gone (probably have to get a lawn service for a few weeks or see if I can talk my brother-in-law in to coming by and mow it once in there), etc. So 3 weeks even might be pushing it too long.
Anyway, since it is on the table, just trying to figure out possibilities.
Thanks.
So, what I am trying to figure out here is next summer I am looking to DRIVE out to New Mexico and drive from there up through Colorado, Wyoming and Montana before driving back. There is a chance we may head from Glacier National Park up into Canada for a couple of days. This will be mostly visiting national parks. Some camping. Some staying in hotels/lodges. Especially as it relates to the camping, but some on the hiking, I'd like to carry a handgun with me appropriate for bear defense. That is going to be an absolute no go with Canada. I don't need that fight with my wife and kids "sorry guys, we can't go to Canada because Dad decided it was safer to carry a handgun for bears and mountain lions".
The only two options I can think of are ship it home, but I won't be home for 5-6 days when I'd be hitting the Canadian border (I am figuring 2-3 days in Canada, then 2-3 day drive back to Maryland from there at the end of the trip). The other thoughts I can think of are some sort of small storage locker somewhere in Montana and swinging by on the way back. Or have an FFL store it for me temporarily.
Any thoughts on this? Options that might work or I haven't thought of? Anyone do something like this and have any experience. It may turn out we don't do Canada at all, which would sure save worrying about it. And as it is, call it about 3 day drive out and 3 day drive back, and even with no stops its a solid 2 day drive from south to north. That is maybe 3 days in each state, which isn't too bad. Especially since I think odds are we'd probably do 2 days in New Mexico and 2 in Montana, leaving really like 4 in Colorado and 4 in Wyoming. Planning this as a 3 week trip. A spare day in there somewhere. And we might be able to trim a day off, or half a day off one of the directions in the drive (it is looking like ~27hrs drive out, 30hrs back assuming no traffic. I'd prefer not to do more than 10hrs of driving any of those days, though I'd be willing to do 12-14hrs that last stretch home and the first stretch out to leave a couple of hours the last two days to make some stops to see some stuff on the way out/home).
Visiting Canada I am assuming would add 3-4 days, which pushes the trip to well over 3 weeks (and a longer drive home) and I am hoping to keep it to 3 weeks or less. I have the vacation time for one really big trip next summer, but that is a heck of a long time to find someone, or multiple people, to watch my cats, chickens, make sure all of the bill paying gets done, mow the lawn while we are gone (probably have to get a lawn service for a few weeks or see if I can talk my brother-in-law in to coming by and mow it once in there), etc. So 3 weeks even might be pushing it too long.
Anyway, since it is on the table, just trying to figure out possibilities.
Thanks.
