Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§926A Interstate Transportation of Firearms
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 44 — FIREARMS › § 926A
Summary
Allows a person not barred by federal law to transport a firearm across state lines for lawful purposes, despite state or local rules, if the gun is unloaded and neither it nor its ammunition is accessible from the passenger area. If no separate trunk, keep them in a locked container, not the glove box or console.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §926A
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 926A, added Pub. L. 99–308, § 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, § 1(a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
18 U.S.C. § 926A
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102