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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3401433" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Traveled many times on airlines with weapons in the suitcase.</p><p>NEVER carry on, only checked luggage.</p><p>Here is the direct info from the TSA. TSA locks are allowed.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Declare each firearm each time you present it for transport as checked baggage. Ask your airline about limitations or fees that may apply.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only. As defined by <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1ced5b69464d2621557bcad98c596051;rgn=div5;view=text;node=49%3A9.1.3.5.9;idno=49;cc=ecfr#49:9.1.3.5.9.1.10.3" target="_blank">49 CFR 1540.5</a> a loaded firearm has a live round of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the chamber or cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm. Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock unless TSA personnel request the key to open the firearm container to ensure compliance with TSA regulations. You may use any brand or type of lock to secure your firearm case, <strong>including TSA-recognized locks.</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Replica firearms, including firearm replicas that are toys, may be transported in checked baggage only.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on and checked baggage.</li> </ul><p>Ammunition</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty</strong>, must be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm. <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=0e643a4dc787c2bebb8e96698e046b29&mc=true&n=pt49.2.175&r=PART&ty=HTML%20-%20se49.2.175_110#se49.2.175_110" target="_blank">Read the requirements</a> governing the transport of ammunition in checked baggage as defined by 49 CFR 175.10 (a)(8).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ammunition may be transported in the same hard-sided, locked case as a firearm if it has been packed as described above. You cannot use firearm magazines or clips for packing ammunition unless they completely enclose the ammunition. Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be boxed or included within a hard-sided, locked case.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Please check with your airline for quantity limits for ammunition.</li> </ul><p><a href="https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition" target="_blank">https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition</a></p><p></p><p>I've never had a problem at any airport except for Denver.</p><p>Most just go through their particular airline regulations scanning the bag with a sniffer or nothing at all once declared.</p><p>Denver sent two TSA agents to escort me to a separate examining room where the luggage was only sniffed, not opened and then sent on its way through a separate conveyor line to our aircraft. Otherwise it's always been handled right at the check in counter.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion, but I think the Government should allow airports to be deregulated for firearms passing through them no matter what the state regs are to prevent incidences #aries discussed.</p><p>A case in mind was a gentleman that was legally possessing a pistol on an aircraft that got diverted to NYC. </p><p>Being an honest gun owner he declared the firearm when changing flights. He was arrested, jailed and if I remember right had one of the gun rights insurance policies that helped him, and there was a court fight. I think the NRA got involved as well. </p><p>Spit balling here on the incident from memory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3401433, member: 5412"] Traveled many times on airlines with weapons in the suitcase. NEVER carry on, only checked luggage. Here is the direct info from the TSA. TSA locks are allowed. [LIST] [*]Declare each firearm each time you present it for transport as checked baggage. Ask your airline about limitations or fees that may apply. [*]Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only. As defined by [URL='http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1ced5b69464d2621557bcad98c596051;rgn=div5;view=text;node=49%3A9.1.3.5.9;idno=49;cc=ecfr#49:9.1.3.5.9.1.10.3']49 CFR 1540.5[/URL] a loaded firearm has a live round of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the chamber or cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm. Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock unless TSA personnel request the key to open the firearm container to ensure compliance with TSA regulations. You may use any brand or type of lock to secure your firearm case, [B]including TSA-recognized locks.[/B] [*]Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage. [*]Replica firearms, including firearm replicas that are toys, may be transported in checked baggage only. [*]Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on and checked baggage. [/LIST] Ammunition [LIST] [*]Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage. [*][B]Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty[/B], must be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm. [URL='http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=0e643a4dc787c2bebb8e96698e046b29&mc=true&n=pt49.2.175&r=PART&ty=HTML%20-%20se49.2.175_110#se49.2.175_110']Read the requirements[/URL] governing the transport of ammunition in checked baggage as defined by 49 CFR 175.10 (a)(8). [*]Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline. [*]Ammunition may be transported in the same hard-sided, locked case as a firearm if it has been packed as described above. You cannot use firearm magazines or clips for packing ammunition unless they completely enclose the ammunition. Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be boxed or included within a hard-sided, locked case. [*]Please check with your airline for quantity limits for ammunition. [/LIST] [URL]https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition[/URL] I've never had a problem at any airport except for Denver. Most just go through their particular airline regulations scanning the bag with a sniffer or nothing at all once declared. Denver sent two TSA agents to escort me to a separate examining room where the luggage was only sniffed, not opened and then sent on its way through a separate conveyor line to our aircraft. Otherwise it's always been handled right at the check in counter. Just my opinion, but I think the Government should allow airports to be deregulated for firearms passing through them no matter what the state regs are to prevent incidences #aries discussed. A case in mind was a gentleman that was legally possessing a pistol on an aircraft that got diverted to NYC. Being an honest gun owner he declared the firearm when changing flights. He was arrested, jailed and if I remember right had one of the gun rights insurance policies that helped him, and there was a court fight. I think the NRA got involved as well. Spit balling here on the incident from memory. [/QUOTE]
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