Posted on 05/07/2016 8:45:26 AM PDT by rktman
Using an actual 8-millimeter handgun without ammunition, he went on to show how to unload the magazine and pack it in the case.
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If you're gonna travel with your weapon, the less people know you are, the better. Plus you dang sure better research the laws where you're headed. Before we left FL to head to NV, we checked all the states we might be driving through and avoided those that might be, uh, problematic.
Very wise.
8mm Nambu type 14 pistol:
https://www.google.com/search?q=type+14+nambu&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS484US524&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=947&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNjdrRqMjMAhWCKCYKHUtTDdwQsAQIMA
I have a metal box that’s permanently attached to my suitcase frame; it’s lockable needing two keys. I tell the agent what’s in there when checking in on a flight. On the flights that I personally do, it’s in the overhead.
That must be some kind of airsoft gun, except I think most of them are 6mm.
LOL! Yeah, but not anything like the one in the pic in the story.
Collector’s
LOL! Specially with the “arsenal” in the trunk.
This article contains a totally false statement about the case your weapon is in. You do not put a TSA lock on the case your weapon is in. The requirement is that only you have the key or combination. The story must have been written by someone who is totally clueless about flying with a firearm.
re: “Before we left FL to head to NV, we checked all the states we might be driving through and avoided those that might be, uh, problematic.”
Just curious but, what was your route? Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona all reciprocate with CCW permits. Both Nevada and Utah were problematic a few year ago, but I think both have now come in line.
I’ve seen 8mm blank firing guns like a Glock in orange.
The traveler then needs to fully lock the case with TSA-approved locks that can be opened by TSA agents and preferably place the case in their luggage, reducing the chance it would be stolen at baggage claim at the destinationIt's illegal to secure the case containing the firearm with a lock that anybody but the own can open. TSA approved locks cannot be used. From TSA's website:
Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only. Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock.
8mm? Would that be a Japanese souvenir someone pick up on Okinawa in ‘45?
I brought my case in once with my own locks on it. They had a separate room where the guy checked it over. I’m guessing he was TSA? He made me go to the gift store and buy two over-priced TSA locks for the case to replace mine. Hmm - I may be mistaken now that I think about it more. It may have been that he wanted the two latches at both ends of the case locked as well to make it more secure. So I used the new TSA locks as well as two of my own?
While I knew it had to be locked, I did not realize that the law prohibits TSA locks. Even if I did, I’m not sure that I would have argued the point and miss my flight, etc.
The wording COULD be taken as “Only the owner can have a key means his buddy or relative can’t. But of COURSE the lawful authority can get into it.”
But that isn’t what the law says. With the checkout procedure there is no reason for them to open it. On another site someone said that the typical TSA gumba would not know safe firearm handling - so that is why they aren’t allowed access.
I did screw up and threw out the box my shotgun slug ammo came in. Had 10 shells of Brenneke slugs in plastic bags stuffed into the case.
“Well - if I can’t ship them, what am I supposed to do with them?”
“Go out into the lobby and find a local guy at a counter - they’ll take them. This is Alaska you know!”
I gave them to a kid checking baggage in. “Thanks - I don’t use a shotgun but my uncle does!”
Permit? We don’t need no steenkin’ permit. LOL. We went through Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Utah. We’d done the southern route on trips before so we decided to use an alternate route. Mostly for sightseeing.
Checking the state laws, TSA rules, and airline policies is a must. I had a fairly good experience flying from Dallas/Fort Worth to Cincinnati.
I had two problems. First, American’s website said ammo could be transported in a hard-sided container designed to hold ammo. Their customer service said a magazine was fine so long as it wasn’t in the weapon itself. They confiscated the ammo at check-in. Second, Frontier did not appropriately tag my suitcase (with a red notice for special handling & an ID check for release) on the return trip and so dumped my bag with regular luggage.
So...that boating accident that you told us of, whereas you lost ALL you guns, is not true? I am crushed I tell ya. /s
But, at least no neon orange flashing arrow pointing to your baggage stating “GUN INSIDE THIS BAG!!!!!!” Too many times the workers are clueless about their own policies and procedures.
I checked my Glock separately in its own case on the outbound flight. American personally delivered it to me at baggage claim and checked my ID.
When I checked in for the return, Frontier asked me to open the case. I told them that wasn’t going to happen. They tried to push the issue. I told them to call TSA because I wasn’t going to open it per TSA rules. They relented because there was long line behind me.
I have flown many times taking my gun, but it was always in checked baggage. I've never heard of a circumstance that would allow me to keep it in my carry-on.
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