moving to arizona...

[Delphi]

Well turns out my dad got a good government job in sierra vista arizona and I guess I'll be finishing up my bachlors degree in University of Arisona instead of UCCS. Since he's my housing it's more cost efficiant for me to just go with him and finish up in Arizona than to try and find a place in the springs, at $9.50 an hour I could barley afford to feed myself let alone find a place to live :p

I've got a month or two left in colorado. I'm gonna be having most of my guns shipped over there with the rest of the house except for a few that my dad will be taking in the car. Now one thing the shipping company wont do is take all my ammo... bout 25k rounds all in all of various calibers.

I'm wondering if there are any laws that I have to be worrying about? I'm going to be driving through New Mexico and than Arizona. I'll have all that ammo packed in sealed spam and ammo cans in my trunk... it's only a one day drive and I wont make any stops just do the drive in one shot so no worrys about anyone stealing anything... Just any laws I should be aware of? I dont wanna be stopped by a state trooper and accused of smuggling munitions :p


Well I gotta say I will miss colorado, but I'll stay active on the boards... as wierd as that may seem ;) Any good arizona groups you guys know of?

[SigsRule]

Assuming you have current license plates on the car and drive the speed limit, what's to worry? I haven't been pulled over for anything other than a speeding ticket in 20 years. Don't go getting paranoid.

A funny story though - this happened thirty six years ago. I was active duty at the time and being transferred from CA (pre-anti gun craziness) to Missouri to go to grad school. I had an old Bronco that was loaded with some household things and a wooden crate loaded with my rifles and pistols in the back. I also had my Ruger 44mag under the seat. I was spending a few days with old friends at the Gold Miner in Eldora Colorado which is up the canyon out of Boulder. My friend and I had gone into Boulder for dinner or something (hey it was over 30 years ago) and were driving back to Eldora. I was young and we were hotfooting it up the mountain. My Bronco was carbureted (what fuel injection?) for sea level and would backfire loudly if you backed off from full throttle. We got up to Nederland and stopped in one of the bars to get a beer before heading back to the Gold Miner. When we came out of the bar to drive back there was a police cruiser parked behind my Bronco. As we walked up I asked the officer if there was a problem. He explained that some hippies (it was 30 years ago, remember, and this was Boulder canyon) camping along the road reported being shot at by someone driving a Bronco that matched my description. I explained to the officer that I was Air Force being transferred from Sacramento to Missouri and that my Bronco was backfiring badly in the altitude from running too rich. He checked my ID then asked the fateful question, "Did I have any firearms in the Bronco?" I said I had a sealed crate with my firearms in the back and dropped the tailgate to show him an obviously sealed crate all taped up. I was keeping my fingers crossed he wouldn't ask if that was all, and he didn't. He told me to take it easy on the road going past the campground so as not to stir up the hippies again and that was it. The 44 magnum under the driver's seat hadn't been fired and was clean, but I'm sure it would have turned a five minute encounter into at least a few hours.

[The1andOnlyKC]

Drive fast when you get pulled over be a dick. Have an open container and act drunk, Tell the officer about all kinds of conspiracy theries, make sure your car is not currently registered or insured, and ensure that your license is revoked Habitual.

If you do all of that you shouldnt have a problem if you get pulled over. The officer will just let you go with a warning.

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Disclaimer that was a joke fella's......

[Delphi]

Thanks for all the tips guys ;)

I think i'll be just fine, it just happens to be that I'm a paranoid guy ;)

I think i'll have to try the last suggestion some other time :p

Good story bout the hippies btw...made me laugh lol

[SigsRule]

Like many stories it wasn't funny at the time, but it gets better over the years.

[Beer]

[Delphi]

Ya I bet! If that happend to me I'd end up workin up quite a bit of sweat with guns in my car and all!

Damn those hippies ;)

[Wallary]

http://www.tucsonshooting.com/Area_Detail.php?g=location1144595242 [AR15] (http://www.tucsonshooting.com/Area_Detail.php?g=location1144595242)Delphi You might want to start here. Man your going to be pretty far down there, Why don't you join up with the Minuteman?

[Delphi]

Thats actually somthing I've wanted to do for a long time now :)

Since I dont really own anything worth suing me for I think I will join up and work with em at least on the weekends, finally I'd get to work for an org I believe in :)

Maybee I could even apply to become a real border patrol agent, that would be my idea of a cool college job ;)

[RYAN50BMG]

If you have any Wolf 9mm or 5.56 you would like to sell to lighten the load, I'm right here.

[Delphi]

If i end up needing to sell it you'll be the first one i'll call ;) i have lots of wolf :p

But generally i kinda shun selling fancy things like ammo, I'd rather sell the sopha, tv and well hrmm desks :)

If anyone need a nice big desk (heavy f'r) Nice big wood top and metal everywhere else. Lemme know, you'll get it real nice and cheap.

[KarlPMann]

If I remember right, nationwide you cannot be given an infraction if your guns are (1) Legal in all states your traveling through



NO NO NO! [Neene1] They DO NOT have to be legal in ALL the states!!!! Just the state you start and end in. For the states in between, they need to be unloaded, and secured in a fashion that they are not easily accessible. That means locked in the trunk or in a seperate container if in the cab of a pickup. If you have a Colorado CCW, it's good in NM., but I'm not sure about Az. Karl.

[Delphi]

Cool thats a good bit of info :)

I still wouldnt try to drive through CA with my Ak and Dragunov though :P I think the cop might wet his pants ;)

[Gman]

If you have a Colorado CCW, it's good in NM., but I'm not sure about Az. Karl.

http://www.azdps.gov/ccw/reciprocity/default.asp

Arizona Recognizes all other states valid permits, however some states require written agreements in order for them to recognize our state.

Arizona is very gun friendly.

[Delphi]

Aye well it sure as hell beats moving to california :D

Arizona shouldnt be too bad. Havnt been able to find anything like this gun club/forums for the area in arizona that i'll be moving to though. (sierra vista)

I guess i'll just have to be happy with the minutemen, maybee i can make somthing myself :)