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Bear Spray Harder to Transport than Firearms
Gun Watch ^
| 30 October, 2015
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 10/30/2015 1:00:39 PM PDT by marktwain
Almost all bear spray comes in containers that are too large to be transported with you on commercial aircraft.
It is interesting to note that bear spray is more difficult to transport on commercial aircraft than firearms are. Both are prohibited from transport as carry ons, unless you have special dispensation from the government. Then you can carry firearms, if you are an LEO with a letter authorizing it, a Sky Marshall, or a couple of other very special cases. I do not know if Sky Marshalls or federal agents may carry pepper spray in the cabins of commercial aircraft.
But ordinary people can pack firearms in checked baggage. The limit on ammunition in checked baggage is 5 kilograms, or 11 pounds of properly packaged ammunition. So, if you are on a hunting trip to Alaska or to Maine, you can bring rifles, pistols, and shotguns in your checked baggage. I have carried a couple of rifles, a shotgun, and a couple of pistols on some hunting trips. The 11 pounds of ammunition is usually enough. But bear spray is far harder to transport.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; bearspray; commercialaircraft; tsa
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To: JimRed
We put it in a backpack. It probably is not good for CC.
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posted on
10/30/2015 2:14:41 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: marktwain
We were stopped at the Calgary airport this summer with some. I think it is a racket to increase internal sales.
To: DannyTN
Might come in handy during mating season.
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posted on
10/30/2015 4:18:21 PM PDT
by
West Texas Chuck
( NOTE TO RNC: I will not be voting for another Bush. Ever. No matter what his last name is.)
To: DannyTN
Iâm against making bears into aerosol sprays. What good can come of that? I hear you, but it can be a lot worse. I was reading the Second Amendment and it said that every American has the right to bear arms. Well, there are 300 million of us. Where are all these bear arms going to come from is what I want to know? And where are we going to get enough prosthetics to go around and are they covered under 0bamacare?
To: Fido969
With 11 pounds of ammunition, why would you need bear spray?Insufficient range time?
To: West Texas Chuck
Might come in handy during mating season.Well that's a thought. But I'm not really attracted to bears.
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10/30/2015 9:31:30 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: marktwain
It’s probably best and easier to pack your own bear. That way you have fresh bear spray on hand.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
The Bears look in the free donation boxes too. ;)
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Buy it at the destination, throw or give it away, no other option. You can pack pepper spray in checked luggage, but bear spray is too large by about double , and likely too potent.
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posted on
11/02/2015 3:12:02 PM PST
by
SJackson
(Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
To: marktwain
Bear Spray? Works every timeâ¦
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posted on
11/02/2015 6:12:36 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: marktwain
I used a triple dose on this nightâ¦
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posted on
11/02/2015 6:17:51 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
I’m having some HTML problems since the spam on FR a week or so agoâ¦
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posted on
11/02/2015 6:20:32 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: marktwain
Fly private. Better that way
Just have plaenty of duct tape.....so you can get back
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posted on
11/02/2015 10:02:27 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
*You might save some big bucks.*
Or not
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posted on
11/02/2015 10:11:28 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
To: West Texas Chuck
Might come in handy during mating season. Why would you use it on your date?
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posted on
11/02/2015 10:11:32 PM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
To: ROCKLOBSTER
Why would you use it on your date?
why not?
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