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Thank all of you for the welcome..     Hey JPS, I also miss my home state of Oregon very much.   I would also consider retiring there one day.  Sadly, the rising living costs, lack of jobs (in my field) and very high taxes have chased me away from my home state.  I cannot survive there working or running a business, but if you are retired and don't have to worry about the 10-11% state income tax getting you, there are many inexpensive and beautiful places to retire.  I lived in Cape Perpetua of the Oregon Coast for 4 years and have considered returning there one day, as well.   Although the Northeastern part of the state is a hidden gem as well.  

Thanks for the helpful responses.  It appears I am good to go then when I fly into Tennessee..  Will have to figure out how to check my gun in the baggage on a plane, etc, but that is a whole different topic.  Will be another first for me.         :D  Well, you can never have too many right?  LOL.. Actually, I have that many for a reason, partially because of the unfortunate laws of our neighboring state to the south, Oregon.     I had to get a WA CPL, being a WA resident, as out-of-state permits are not recognized for residents.  Then, I got a Utah CPL, because Utah is most widely recognized permit for reciprocity in the USA, which is why many people go out of their way to get one.  I lived a year in Idaho, so got the Idaho CWP.  My folks are in Oregon and I go down there occasionally and Oregon recognizes no other state permits except its own.  Therefore, I had to drive all the way to some remote county to find a Sheriff who gives out of state people Oregon permits (they are not easy to get).    I'm not sure how reciprocity laws work, but I am told states have strange agreements and I have seen a few states that honor permits that are not honored by the other state.  The whole reciprocity laws really boggle my mind, which is why I am glad people from the state can tell me about their laws.   I will have to ask around maybe on other forums about whether any of my permits would make me valid for carrying in Georgia or SC.. I know SC I probably will have to pack up my gun as it has stricter gun laws for out-of-staters.  However, I thought my Utah permit would allow me to carry in GA.       It's great to hear that your can carry in your car even without a permit.   However, I guess that kind of sucks that "No Gun" signs can result in criminal charges against you.   Now, I understand why you guys have an entire section of the forum talking about "No Gun" businesses.  Here in the Northwest, the worse they can do is tell you to leave and you can get a citation for trespassing if you refuse.  I guess when I go to Tennessee, I will actually have to take those "No Gun" signs seriously, whereas here I just laugh at them.

  I wasn't talking about toting around the baseball bat while on foot, but rather just keeping it in the car.  Hey, it's better than nothing?  I would assume that carrying a baseball bat in your car isn't illegal there, although who knows anymore?        Yeah, I know in New Jersey, dialing 9-1-1 is probably your only means of defense..   At least it will give the police a heads up of where your body will be, so your family won't have to wait as long to find out what happened.   I wonder if dog pepper spray is legal there, like it is in Canada?    Despite Canada's strict weapon laws and prohibition on "human" pepper spray, there was some quirks in the laws that allowed me to carry pepper spray and a big knife.   In Canada you can carry any size blade as long as the clip is outside your pocket or its in a case/holster that is exposed on the outside of your pants.  I'm not sure if New Jersey has any such work-around of its draconian laws as Canada does.  

Not sure where you are going in New Jersey.. But can I suggest you stay in neighboring Pennsylvania where gun laws are much more sane (as good as many other pro-2A states)?    Depending on where you go in New Jersey, you can stay in a hotel in Pennsylvania, leave your guns in your room and then travel to New Jersey..     New Jersey is a small enough state where you can practically stay anywhere on the PA border and be anywhere in New Jersey within an hour or less.  If I was visiting New Jersey, for some odd reason, that is what I would do..   I'd carry a baseball bat with me when I am actually going into New Jersey.. Last I checked, baseball was not yet criminalized there, although  I wouldn't put it past them to make people start registering their baseball bats soon, as well.   Just a suggestion.. If that's not an option, then I would heed the advice of other posters here.

I am new to the forum , so I don't know if this is the place to ask this.  But, I would like to ask about the conceal carry laws of Tennessee in regards to out-of-state residents and reciprocity.  I'm planning on visiting Tennessee in the next couple months and would like to bring my CCW with me.   I am a resident of Washington state and have a WA state CHL.  Also, I have an out-of-state Utah CPL, as well as Oregon and Idaho permits.      What I would like to know is with the permits that I have if that I am legally allowed to conceal carry in Tennessee during my visit?    I'm also going to be visiting North Carolina and possibly Georgia.   I am fairly sure that South Carolina is more restrictive with reciprocity and cannot carry there, but not sure.  My main concern is Tennessee, as that is where I will be spending most my time.

I would like to say hello to everyone on the Tennessee Gun Owners forum..     I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, my home state is Oregon, and currently live in the state of Washington.  I'm considering moving out to Tennessee and would be interested to learn more about the state, gun laws, shooting areas and just to get more folks who are into shooting sports and pro-2A minded.     I've lived most my life in the Northwest, but due to many circumstances that are very unfortunate, including the soon-to-be passing (sadly as polls state) I-594 initiative that will incriminate many gun owners in the state I feel that its time to move on.    I'm a software developer and run a small family business from home and Tennessee seems to be both gun friendly and business friendly state, with lower taxes, etc.      I grew up in the mountains and have to say I will feel a bit homesick leaving the Northwest, but I see that Tennessee has a lot of natural beauty and would love to see the Appalachian mountains and experience all they have to offer.   I hear Tennessee is very friendly state and will be looking forward to visiting it very soon.      I'm considering looking around the Knoxville area, but also going to look at Nashville, Chattanooga among other areas..     I'm wondering what type of shooting ranges that are accepting new members would be within close proximity to Knoxville and Nashville areas?   I like to do rifle and pistol shooting.  I'm looking for a range that doesn't have a lot of restrictions, such as forbidding draw/shoot, etc.   Also, I would like to do some longer range, like 500+ yard rifle shooting.  I am not sure how hard it is to find ranges that have long distance rifle ranges.     In the Pacific Northwest, the shooting ranges are limited West of the Cascades, but East of the Cascades (farther from me), there are more options.   I thank everyone for having me here on the forum.