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Be careful with TSA

You are welcome. unloaded mags are ok in checked luggage.
I had the misfortune of having new in factory pkg Pmags in my back pack.

45 minutes later, sometime with the police etc I was able to check them through.

Still face the possibility of a "civil penalty" of up to $1500.00



QUOTE=aloo1;3883658]I'm so glad you posted this b/c I just got my 15-22 to CO from GA last week and when I fly back there next week I was going to take my extra mags and maybe a red dot on my carry on. The mags are sealed in their factory packages. I had no idea this would be an issues.
I guess I will just live with the one mag I have there or mail them to me.
Thanks for the heads up.[/QUOTE]
 
Here's another WATCH OUT that happened to an airline buddy of mine.

This is the account he told me:

He was flying and to visit some friends and family and checked his firearm legally through TSA and boarded the flight. His flight was diverted to New Jersey due to mechanical and had to deplane. Since they were unable to fix the plane that day and he was flying non-revenue as an airline employee (which if you know how that works, you're on the bottom of the priority list when it comes to finding you a seat on another plane), he had to spend the night in New Jersey. So he picked up his bags, caught a shuttle and went to the hotel. The next morning he got up, caught the shuttle, went back to the airport and check his firearm, which he never even took out of his luggage the night before. When he attempted to check his firearm, the TSA asked for his Permit to Carry license to legally possess and transport the firearm in New Jersey. He obviously didn't have that, so the TSA called the New Jersey State Police. Long story short, he was facing some hefty fines and possible jail time, but fortunately after detaining him all day and running some checks, etc. they found an ounce of empathy with his situation. So he just received a "warning" which scared the bejaezus out of him teaching him a very valuable lesson.

So be careful flying and stopping due to a layover or a diversion. If you're transporting a firearm and you end up having to stay the night in a Communist state like New Jersey or New York or California, request that your firearm be locked up at the airport overnight.
 
Last fall I was flying to KC. I had been working on a rifle the night before and had left it on my bench. The morning before I left I put it in the safe. Got a random swab going through security and got to do the small room lovefest with a couple of TSA dorks. I learned my lesson from that ordeal and will be very careful about handling firearms the day of a flight.
 
dougiemac said:
Here's another WATCH OUT that happened to an airline buddy of mine.

This is the account he told me:

He was flying and to visit some friends and family and checked his firearm legally through TSA and boarded the flight. His flight was diverted to New Jersey due to mechanical and had to deplane. Since they were unable to fix the plane that day and he was flying non-revenue as an airline employee (which if you know how that works, you're on the bottom of the priority list when it comes to finding you a seat on another plane), he had to spend the night in New Jersey. So he picked up his bags, caught a shuttle and went to the hotel. The next morning he got up, caught the shuttle, went back to the airport and check his firearm, which he never even took out of his luggage the night before. When he attempted to check his firearm, the TSA asked for his Permit to Carry license to legally possess and transport the firearm in New Jersey. He obviously didn't have that, so the TSA called the New Jersey State Police. Long story short, he was facing some hefty fines and possible jail time, but fortunately after detaining him all day and running some checks, etc. they found an ounce of empathy with his situation. So he just received a "warning" which scared the bejaezus out of him teaching him a very valuable lesson.

So be careful flying and stopping due to a layover or a diversion. If you're transporting a firearm and you end up having to stay the night in a Communist state like New Jersey or New York or California, request that your firearm be locked up at the airport overnight.
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That sounds a LOT like what happened to Greg Revell. He has had an interesting few years since what happened to him in 2005.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/18/traveling-mans-gun-arrest-appealed-supreme-court/

His case did make it to the supreme court....but they declined to hear it.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...of-man-arrested-for-traveling-with-legal-gun/

BTW, this is off topic but I find it interesting that in Revell's case the charges were dropped a few months after the incident but Shaneen Allen's case is going to trial.
 
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dougiemac said:
Here's another WATCH OUT that happened to an airline buddy of mine.

This is the account he told me:

He was flying and to visit some friends and family and checked his firearm legally through TSA and boarded the flight. His flight was diverted to New Jersey due to mechanical and had to deplane. Since they were unable to fix the plane that day and he was flying non-revenue as an airline employee (which if you know how that works, you're on the bottom of the priority list when it comes to finding you a seat on another plane), he had to spend the night in New Jersey. So he picked up his bags, caught a shuttle and went to the hotel. The next morning he got up, caught the shuttle, went back to the airport and check his firearm, which he never even took out of his luggage the night before. When he attempted to check his firearm, the TSA asked for his Permit to Carry license to legally possess and transport the firearm in New Jersey. He obviously didn't have that, so the TSA called the New Jersey State Police. Long story short, he was facing some hefty fines and possible jail time, but fortunately after detaining him all day and running some checks, etc. they found an ounce of empathy with his situation. So he just received a "warning" which scared the bejaezus out of him teaching him a very valuable lesson.

So be careful flying and stopping due to a layover or a diversion. If you're transporting a firearm and you end up having to stay the night in a Communist state like New Jersey or New York or California, request that your firearm be locked up at the airport overnight.
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****ing nazis
 
I'll tell you what, I'm not a fan of flying anymore but reading though some of these stories I'm pretty impressed with the sensitivity of the screening equipment being used.
 
I haven't flown in 10 years. I used to fly on business regularly. After 9/11 I went through San Antonio (I think) and got pulled to the side twice by screeners whose English was nearly unintelligible. I carried guns as part of my job, and at that time, you had to present them at the counter. (I don't know if you still do.) Most of the clerks had no idea how to handle firearms, and having to declare them told everyone and their brother which bags to steal. I never had the TSA alert on my bags, and I always had dirty guns and ammo in the bag and powder residue on my dirty clothes.
 
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