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TOMMASO · RV-Dreams Family Member

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Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

First of all, welcome to the RV Dreams forums. If you are considering full time RV'ing, this is one of the best sites for information.

As for permits in other states, you would first want to see what states offer reciprocity to Connecticut concealed permits. Not knowing Connecticut's laws, if one's permit allows open carry, that may not be recognized in other states. In addition, for any state, one needs to research the firearms laws of that state so that one knows what is legal and what isn't. While other states may offer reciprocity, they may have more restrictions than Connecticut. If the states your traveling through do not recognize the CT permit, then you will need to know what requirements there are that apply to transporting a firearm in that state.

In addition to the above, I caution that no one should pay attention to "something they read on the internet" or "heard from someone else." Do your own research into each state's laws.

Terry

RN on the road · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thats the nice thing about the internet. With just a few clicks you can get the up to date state requirements about the laws in each state regarding reciprocity/or not and how if not honored, you have to have it in you vehicle/trailer. I can assure you that" I'm just passing through" will not work in a state that does not honor your CT permit. Have a friend who spend over $1000 to get his weapon back after it was impounded and ticketed for being in violation. Patrick/Linda

RN on the road · RV-Dreams Family Member

I should also say I agree with Terry, watch the sites you use. I always go to an official State site. Harder to read then some but at least I know its correct. Patrick/Linda

LibertyLinda · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome and great question.

This seems to be a reliable site: http://www.gunlawsbystate.com/#!/getting-started/the-glbs-guide-and-its-use/i-introduction/

Happy Journeys. The RV Dreamers are the best aww

TOMMASO · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you all for the replies folks. I'm a year away from becoming a full timer and feel comfortable already bonding with RV Dreams.com.

waltben · RV-Dreams Family Member

You've several responses on the first part, but none on the second. My experience with 5 years full-timing staying at one CG and many years more casual RVing is that it'd be really hard to find a more 'honorable' group than fellow RVers. Not to say that if you overnight park somewhere unsafe that there might be some issues, but Wal-Mart and most other places have 24 hour parking lot cameras that deter most save the really stupid ones. While I was full-timing, I had an employment contract out of country for 3 months. My neighbors in the campground were from all over, mostly blue-collar, and I had nothing even touched. I'd say it's a lot like picking where you'd like to walk around being a tourist. Check for surveillance cameras if it's a parking lot. If a campground, see if there's any long-timers. If it's only transient, be more careful.

ClassicRoadTrip · RV-Dreams Community Member

We have been on the road now over 19 months and have not had one problem but I have spoken with others at the different club houses where they have told me that have had things stolen especially bikes it seems usually is a camp ground where you have shady neighbors to the park and not RV people themselves.

Example on our way to Key West we stopped in an RV park in Ft Lauderdale pretty nice park and it was right on our route in total about 9 parks in that area all ok but the reality is that whole area is pretty much trash the park is called Sunshine Holiday Ft. Lauderdale it is an Encore park. We stayed 3 nights resting and visiting some family in those three nights we heard of a few bikes stolen and some golf cart batteries stolen at night you could here sirens all night on our way back we took a longer way but stayed at a much nicer neighborhood and also way lower priced park.

SnowGypsy · RV-Dreams Family Member

The worst case we heard from some people we knew was that they were staying in a very nice park that had a high privacy fence and someone got into their motorhome, a high end one, while they were out. I believe they were in CA at the time. They were carrying a lot of cash and expensive jewelry and that was taken. It appeared that someone removed a roof vent and lowered a child in and out via that hole. Not all people that RV are honest and/or friendly, trust me, we have been involved with the RVing/camping for over 30 years across the US. In some areas, you do have people living full-time in RVs and in mobile homes in RV/mobile home parks that don't move and we came across a group that were living on public assistance out of RVs and not an inexpensive park either but they probably got a better rate. In another park, the owners were asked to help out by taking homeless people in either the cabin or an old RV that someone loaned them. Take a good look around. Anymore, even if you have the nicest neighbors, they may have children/grandchildren who may be "shopping" your wares. Drugs are a big problem and thief is a common way to support the habit. KS is one of the states that will begin testing people on public assistance for drug use and we suspect thief will go up when they start pulling their checks. Always take normal precautions in safeguarding you and yours. I would certainly consider a safe for more valuable items.

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

theft and safety is no different in an RV than it was in a stick and brick........put yourself in a bad position and bad things happen........

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yeah, I guess I goofed in not addressing the second part of your post. After an incident at a regular home in Oklahoma, I've been suggesting on the forums that perhaps one might consider purchasing one of those game (sometimes called "trail") cameras. They are designed to take images when a motion detector in them senses movement. That home in Oklahoma had one mounted on a tree outside their home and was "pointed" towards the driveway. They got images of the thieves, but I never heard whether they had actually caught the perpetrators.

If one does something like a game camera, be sure and mount it high enough that it is out of reach. If a thief sees or hears it, they would likely take it.

The better one will get good photos even at night. It might not stop a thief, but it might help apprehend one.

Terry

TXRVr · RV-Dreams Family Member

I prefer this website for determining which states honor your CC permit. http://www.handgunlaw.us/ I would suggest that you carry, in your RV, a printed version of which states honor your CT permit. As I look at the map data, about half do not.

Edit by moderator: Activated link. Terry

-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Saturday 28th of September 2013 07:53:27 PM

phyllen · RV-Dreams Family Member

A gentleman and wife very well know in the RV community had an issue a couple of years back. They were buying a new rig and were at the dealer. When returning to the rig the wife noticed someone was in their rig. She called 911. The person in the rig started coming out the door with the RV owners gun in his hand. The owner slammed the door on the hand causing the gun to drop. The intruder took off and was later found with, I think, a broken hand. For a while there was talk of the rv owner being sued for breaking the mans hand, but that was dropped. The interior of the rig had been destroyed.

So, things do happen. Even in places we would expect to be safe. Best we can do is be very aware of our surroundings and take no needless chances.

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

Do you Drive around the states that dont honor your permit.......Be cheaper to carry a long rifle and a ball bat...ball bats dont need permits and long rifle only in mass.

bigredoes · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just downloaded an APP for .99¢ "Legal Heat" looks good and is updated regularly

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just as a caution to everyone about "trusting" a source for information, this last year there was a Marine that was arrested in Mexico for carrying a shotgun that he was going to use to hunt with down in Central America. He had asked what was legal for firearms carry in Mexico, but he had asked people with the Border Patrol on the U.S. side of the border and was informed of the wrong process. He was in a Mexican prison for about 6 months before attention was brought to his case and finally found some one or some agency to resolve the misunderstanding. There were even images of him in prison kept in his underwear and chained to his bed.

Now, with that caution in mind, I think it would be advisable to check with law enforcement or official websites in each state of interest. It only takes one minor misunderstanding to be sent to jail, and "I read it on the internet" won't cut it as a defense in court. Please keep in mind that I am an employee of a state law enforcement agency in Oklahoma and am well aware of the state's carry laws. We hear of these "misunderstandings" on a regular basis.

Terry

-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Sunday 29th of September 2013 08:23:39 AM

TOMMASO · RV-Dreams Family Member

I might just take up Karate and carry a ball bat, and leave the gun home

Thanks again for all this valuable info. I can't wait to join your ranks on the road.
Tommaso

SnowGypsy · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have read that if you are going to carry a baseball bat that you might be wise to also carry a glove and ball. I know it sounds silly but these days you can't be too careful because "silly" in the law is rather common.

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

I actually have a ball glove that sits with the 2 bats at the door......I keep one wooden bat for daytime use , and an aluminum bat for night time use.....(poor eyesight at nite so the aluminum bat makes a nice " pinking" sound on bodily contact...LOL)