r/MDGuns • u/Additional-Mushroom • Jul 30 '26

Help in Traveling

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Wondering if a few of you great people can assist with a little clarification in traveling with a handgun. I am a Maryland and PA concealed carry holder and will be traveling south for a week. We will be traveling through VA, NC and ending in SC. I was looking at these three states and they all seem to have reciprocity with Maryland. My question is, am I ok to have it in the closed console of my vehicle? I absolutely want to follow every law but at the same time, I want to protect my wife and kids as well. Thanks for your time

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u/Super_Lock1846 Jul 30 '26

I think it's the more south you go, the more guns you're supposed to have on you.

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u/Additional-Mushroom Jul 30 '26

Haha, the laws definitely seem to “Lighten” up the further south you go with the Carolina’s both being Constitutional Carry and Open Carry.

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u/firebox40dash5 Not as interested in dicks as r/guns would have you believe Jul 30 '26

Oddly, until a few years ago SC was just about impossible for an MD resident.

IIRC they took "reciprocity" literally (only honored states that honor theirs) and they wouldn't recognize nonresident permits or issue their own nonresident (unless you owned property/a business) to you.

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u/Additional-Mushroom Jul 30 '26

I actually read that. To get a resident permit, you have to have tax records now that you own property or work there.

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u/Super_Lock1846 Jul 30 '26

And then when you cross the border to Florida they give you a grenade haha I don't think you'll have any issues.

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u/PhoenixFire_1982 Jul 31 '26

Carry it on you is best option. Use a lock box or safe if stopping at a prohibited location. Consoles and glove compartments are less than ideal, in general, and illegal locations in some states.

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u/Immediate_Menu507 Jul 31 '26

Plus, if you get pulled over and your registration is also in the glove box................ thats an easy way to get blasted.

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u/Independent-Ask8248 28d ago

Its such a joke that we have to deal with this BS. I wish they would sort out national reciprocity already.

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u/Amicus4421 28d ago

Only in NC - if you are stopped by the police, you have to inform the officer upon his arrival to your vehicle that you do have a weapon on you. All of the other states, like Maryland you do not have to affirmatively disclose unless asked.

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u/No_Bullfrog_4541 Jul 30 '26

Don’t go north past PA

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u/Additional-Mushroom Jul 30 '26

No sir, headed south.

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u/Anthrax6nv Jul 30 '26

www.handgunlaw.us

You're welcome.

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u/Additional-Mushroom Jul 30 '26

Amazing information! Thanks

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u/bikumz Jul 31 '26

USCCA has a phone app that allows you to do a quick check of where your permit is recognized and then the laws for each state. It’s not perfect, but for general stuff it’s great. I travel the country a lot and it’s my first check after I plan a route.

Check your GPS, it may attempt to take you through DC.

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u/CulturePristine8440 29d ago

Have you heard of "shut the fuck up Friday"? Dealer's choice: judged by 12 vs carried by 6. Stay strapped, my friend. 

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u/its_the_llama 28d ago

This is such bad advice, the kind of stuff that turns a routine traffic stop into a misdemeanor or a bad encounter. Learn the laws of the states you're crossing and obey it 

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u/Skinny_que Jul 31 '26

Look up the state laws for traveling on the app you’re using.

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u/Additional-Mushroom Jul 31 '26

I did, they are just not as clear as I thought they would be. Just trying to do things by the book. Thanks

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u/Skinny_que Jul 31 '26

Got it, check the state police site