2024 Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States Available Now

Fully loaded with useful information for those traveling with firearms regarding different state laws, since 1997 the “Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States” has sold more than two million copies. The 28th edition includes more than 100 changes from last year.

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posted on February 22, 2024
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Above: The cover of the 28th edition of the “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States” written by J. Scott Kappas, Esq. The 2024 release has more than 100 changes from last year.
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2024 Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States
By J. Scott Kappas, Esq.
68 pp. Gun Law Guide. $15.95, plus $4 shipping and handling

With more than 100 changes from last year, the 2024 edition of the “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States” is a must-read for anyone planning to travel around the country with firearms this year.

Written and researched by J. Scott Kappas, Esq., the “Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States” is now in its 28th edition. More than two million copies of this book have been sold since the first edition was published in 1997.

2024 Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States
This quick reference guide that covers everything from transporting a firearm in a vehicle to concealed carry reciprocity, to where and how a gun can be carried for all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

This book covers helpful topics for each state such as carry of firearms in a motor vehicle, concealed carry reciprocity, state laws on handguns, long guns and machine guns, open carry on your person without a permit, traveling with firearms on public transportation such as on airlines, cruise ships and buses, plus much more.

The 2024 guide has been updated to reflect changes in state firearm laws that were enacted by state legislatures during the 2023 calendar year. These changes, along with updates to the reciprocity, contact information and traveler’s checklist coverage are the primary differences between the 27th and 28th editions. Additionally, past readers of the “Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States” will notice that most state pages have been revised to provide more in-depth information in an easier to understand format.

Also new for 2024 are a revised table of contents, online updates for conditional reciprocity states, coverage of carry on select Indian reservations and a full-page interactive reciprocity map.

Each state’s entry includes a freedom vs. prohibition rating, a helpful checklist and more. The 28th edition of the “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States” also includes a convenient preface that defines many important terms relevant for anyone traveling with or carrying a firearm across state lines. With revised page formatting for easier reading and reference, this guide is sure to be a beneficial tool for travelers this year.

In addition, there are 50 new subheadings in each state’s traveler’s checklist detailing gun carry at highway rest areas, RV carry and possession while “boondocking.”

The price for the 28th edition of the “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States” is $19.95 with first class shipping. (You can also save $4 and pay $15.95 with bulk mail shipping, which takes a few weeks longer). There are also discounts if you are purchasing multiple copies of the book. Go to gunlawguide.com.

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