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From: tarl@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Tarl Neustaedter)
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Subject: Re: Interstate Transport of Guns
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Awright. Since there is a lot of doubt, allow me to quote the law verbatim.
#From page 11 of "Federal Firearms and Regulations 1988-1989", published by
the BATF for FFL holders. This is the notorious "red book".

Title 1 of The Gun Control Act of 1968
As ammended by Public Law 99-308, 100 stat. 449, approved May 19, 1986.

Public Law 99-308
	An act to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, U.S.C.

Chapter 44 - Firearms.

Section 926A. Interstate Transportation of firearms.

    Notwhithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation
of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not
otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving
a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from
any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other
place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such
transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any
ammunition being transported is readily accessible from the passenger 
compartment of such transporting vehicle.

    PROVIDED, that in the case of a vehicle without a compartment seperate
from the driver's compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained
in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

(added Pub.L 99-360, Sec 1(a) July 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 766.)

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         Tarl Neustaedter	tarl@vos.stratus.com
         Marlboro, Mass.	Stratus Computer
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