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    18 USC Sec. 926A                                            01/05/2009

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS

HEAD

    Sec. 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms

STATUTE

      Notwithstanding 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
    or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such
    transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle
    without a compartment separate from the driver's compartment the
    firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container
    other than the glove compartment or console.

SOURCE

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

PRIOR PROVISIONS

      A prior section 926A, added Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 107(a), May 19,
    1986, 100 Stat. 460, provided that any person not prohibited by
    this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm be
    entitled to transport an unloaded, not readily accessible firearm
    in interstate commerce notwithstanding any provision of any
    legislation enacted, or rule or regulation prescribed by any State
    or political subdivision thereof, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-
    360, Sec. 1(a).
                              EFFECTIVE DATE
      Section effective on date on which Firearms Owners' Protection
    Act, Pub. L. 99-308, became effective, see section 2 of Pub. L. 99-
    360, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendments note under
    section 921 of this title.
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