The compliance level at TSA checkpoints is extremely high.
This data shows that more Americans need to arm themselves. Only 6,678 of 904 million? That’s terrible.
I never fly anywhere without my Colt 45. I keep it in my flight bag. No one ever checks it.
People forget what’s in their bags a lot!
They may use a back pack that they took to the range and forget to take items out. Definitely recommend having a designated bag for travel or one for just firearms to avoid this.
TSA found my pocketknife last month. They were very professional and polite about it. Fortunately, I had time to go check my bag so I didn’t have to dispose of it.
FWIW: Found an all metal Gerber folding survival knife on a hike. Girl with me insisted I take it, so I put it in my knapsack. Forgot about it. Months later used said knapsack as carry on for cross-country flight. Went through check at SFO and O’Hare. Neither one caught it. Unfolded, a 10” knife.
Didn’t Sam Kinison have a joke about not letting your girlfriend pack your luggage when she is mad at you?
If you follow the rules you can legally take your firearm on board.
“You may transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only. Declare the firearm and/or ammunition to the airline when checking your bag at the ticket counter. The container must completely secure the firearm from being accessed. Locked cases that can be easily opened are not permitted. Be aware that the container the firearm was in when purchased may not adequately secure the firearm when it is transported in checked baggage.”
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition
according to my constitution, there are no unauthorized firearms.
In the 90s, I had a carry on bag that would hold a laptop and a bunch of other stuff. I would sometimes use it for a range bag. So you’d end up with the odd 9mm casing in the bottom, that sort of thing.
9/11 happened, and yeah, that became a dedicated range bag and I got a carryon backpack that never sees a weapon or related accoutrements/accessories.
I did not want to be a problem child statistic. Not even once.
6,678 firearms, and how many hijackings in the same period?
99% of these are accidents and the feds punish good citizens for this. Horrible.
I recently did a “declare” on Southwest and it was totally painless.
They even had a dedicated agent to make sure it got thru luggage without vanishing.
Even though TSA did its job protecting flights, it took one crazed D.E.I. army helicopter pilot to kill 67 and destroy 2 multimillion dollar aircraft.
What’s the rule for having a gun in your checked baggage?