Lawmakers introduce bill to make it easier to travel with firearms

By Chris Eger

Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a measure that would codify the right for Americans to carry guns and ammunition with them while traveling between states.
The bill, S.618, would amend U.S. law to better protect the rights of those undertaking interstate travel with firearms. Sponsors feel the move would help keep law-abiding gun owners from becoming ensnarled in patchwork state and local laws.
“This bill safeguards our Second Amendment rights by strengthening federal protections for responsible gun owners traveling across state lines,” said U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, in a statement. “By amending the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, this commonsense proposal puts an end to the harassment of upstanding citizens who happen to stay overnight, fuel up, or stop for an emergency during their travels in another state.”
Hatch’s bill, which was introduced with several prominent GOP co-sponsors including Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, would allow a traveler who is lawfully able to possess a gun, ammo or magazines to transport them anywhere else in the country. The caveat to that is the gun would have to be unloaded or, if in a vehicle, at least not directly accessible to passengers. The measure would bar arrest or detention for

Source: Guns.com