[Nervous Tick]

>> —I’m curious as to how the guns were transported here-

Not sure it was a big deal, prior to 9/11.

Remember when you could check locked baggage and if anyone wanted to look in it they’d have to ask you for the key?

[justlurking]

Remember when you could check locked baggage and if anyone wanted to look in it they’d have to ask you for the key?

If you comply with the FAA's rules, you can transport firearms in checked baggage, at least within the US.

My memory of the rules:

• The firearm must be unloaded.
• The firearm must be in a locked container, separate from any ammo.
• The locked container can go inside your checked baggage, which remains unlocked.
• The "red tag" for the firearm goes inside the baggage.

There are TSA-approved locks, which have an override that only TSA is supposed to have. So, you can put that lock on the outside of the bag.

[rellimpank]

—(you can believe this or not, I do as the guy wasn’t a habitual liar)—had an acquaintance thirty-odd years ago who sold drill bits, etc., internationally who claimed to carry a .45 auto with him in his luggage—everywhere—got through customs okay with it since it went along with sales literature, etc.,-—