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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice |
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SubChapter B - Firearms and Ammunition |
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Part 478 - Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition |
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Subpart C - Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions |
§ 478.38 - Transportation of firearms.
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§ 478.38 Transportation of firearms.
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 such person may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where such person 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.
[T.D. ATF-270, 53 FR 10494, Mar. 31, 1988]