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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 2313674" data-attributes="member: 2989"><p>Buy a pelican case. Go to walmart and buy the set of dual locks that both share the same key and a bike chain. Double lock your pistol case and when packing your suitcase, make room for your small pelican case. Unload all your ammo and place ammo in the original boxes they came in from the store.</p><p></p><p>Almost all suitcases will have an unzippable liner that allows access to the skeleton support structures in the back. Wrap the bike chain around the back skeleton that also houses your suitcases carry handle and then around your pelican case handle. I've known people who have had whole pistol cases stolen from their baggage. This prevents this and makes even 10x harder for someone to steal your firearm without jacking your whole suitcase. Unlike stolen guns in your car/house, firearms stolen from airports are a legal void. Airliners will claim no responsibility and your local police department will tell you to report it to the police department in the city where the firearm was suspected to be stolen. Basically, you'll be given the runaround by the police departments.</p><p></p><p>When checking in, tell baggage claim that you are checking in a firearm aka declaring a firearm. Some will ask to see your case to verify you have 2 locks on it. Some may ask you to open it. DO NOT hand them over your keys. If they want to see it it, you must open it. They will fill out a red tag (or have you fill it out) and they will either ask you to place the tag next or on top of the case inside your suitcase. Delta now has a policy where they ask you to stick the tag inside the case with the firearm so it doesn't get separated from the firearm. Ammo can be stuck in your suitcase as long as it's in one of those standard 25/50 round type boxes most pistol ammo comes in.</p><p></p><p>In some cities, they will call a TSA agent or walk you to a TSA booth and they will verify your locks and that you have it stored properly. Besure that any layovers you have are in a gun friendly city. If at any point in time your layover flight gets cancelled or delayed in a non-gun friendly city and you have to spend the night there, you are kind of screwed. Trying to check in a firearm in a non-friendly city due to a layover will get you arrested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aestus, post: 2313674, member: 2989"] Buy a pelican case. Go to walmart and buy the set of dual locks that both share the same key and a bike chain. Double lock your pistol case and when packing your suitcase, make room for your small pelican case. Unload all your ammo and place ammo in the original boxes they came in from the store. Almost all suitcases will have an unzippable liner that allows access to the skeleton support structures in the back. Wrap the bike chain around the back skeleton that also houses your suitcases carry handle and then around your pelican case handle. I've known people who have had whole pistol cases stolen from their baggage. This prevents this and makes even 10x harder for someone to steal your firearm without jacking your whole suitcase. Unlike stolen guns in your car/house, firearms stolen from airports are a legal void. Airliners will claim no responsibility and your local police department will tell you to report it to the police department in the city where the firearm was suspected to be stolen. Basically, you'll be given the runaround by the police departments. When checking in, tell baggage claim that you are checking in a firearm aka declaring a firearm. Some will ask to see your case to verify you have 2 locks on it. Some may ask you to open it. DO NOT hand them over your keys. If they want to see it it, you must open it. They will fill out a red tag (or have you fill it out) and they will either ask you to place the tag next or on top of the case inside your suitcase. Delta now has a policy where they ask you to stick the tag inside the case with the firearm so it doesn't get separated from the firearm. Ammo can be stuck in your suitcase as long as it's in one of those standard 25/50 round type boxes most pistol ammo comes in. In some cities, they will call a TSA agent or walk you to a TSA booth and they will verify your locks and that you have it stored properly. Besure that any layovers you have are in a gun friendly city. If at any point in time your layover flight gets cancelled or delayed in a non-gun friendly city and you have to spend the night there, you are kind of screwed. Trying to check in a firearm in a non-friendly city due to a layover will get you arrested. [/QUOTE]
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