tsquared1965
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Looking for info. Live in NJ what are the laws for having a hand gun on your boat. Local LEOs couldn't answer
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Good luck getting a straight answer pertaining to guns from any LEO or Agency. Try asking the USCG.
Are you asking about hand guns, long guns or both?
I know that you can carry on your boat if you have a permit in any open water, just don't have a gun on you if you plan on tying to any mooring buoy, pier or dock in Canada.
If you get boarded by any law enforcement agency or the USCG, they will always ask if you have any weapons on board. If you answer yes, they will ask where the gun/s is and they will locate it, unload it, stow the gun separate from the ammunition and then tell you where they put it before the depart, assuming there wasn't an issue elsewhere.
Unless you really think you will need it, leave it home.
+1 as long as you are licensed to carry in your home port, you can have firearms on board, just dont have them on your person if you change states, i'm licensed to carry in CT.
But once into cross an area that is "not CT waters" (ie. crossing over to Long Island) i should not have it on me, just stowed away.. can be anywhere on the boat..
I believe that is part of an old maritime law to protect your vessel against Pirates..
We boat in Washington, BC and Alaska. We have never had the need of a gun. All you people that carry guns have you ever had to use it? If yes what was the reason?
We boat in Washington, BC and Alaska. We have never had the need of a gun. All you people that carry guns have you ever had to use it? If yes what was the reason?
In VA. You MUST have a CWP for the weapon on your boat. It is concealed, it's still a weapon. Follow all the same laws you would have on the land as you would on the boat. HAVE you PERMIT ready to show! Tell them where the gun is! Advise them is it is loaded!
All the papers the USGC ask to see are all in the same location, I always invite them and tell them of what's there.
Treat them as You would want to be treated, show respect! Be Nice!
I asked the USCGAux and they told me as long as you are permitted in the state and if you travel past your states waters you are ok to keep it on board as long as it's stowed properly. But I'm sure that is up to interpretation to local LEO