Steamboat wrote:What are the requirements and/or procedure for flying with a firearm.
I'm about to travel some for my company and it would be nice to take mine with me.
Rule #1... NEVER take a gun on any airplane that MIGHT or IS SCHEDULED TO land in NY or NJ.
All other rules are secondary.
Short version..
2. Check airline web site. Read their rules.
3. Gun goes inside locked case. Locked case goes inside luggage to be checked. Lock can be combination or key, but should NOT be TSA lock. You should be the only one that can open the locked case.
4. Ammo cannot be stored in gun. Some airlines will allow loaded magazines as long as they're not in the gun. Some will not. Second best choice is to place ammo into original container (should be racked, not loose). Ammo can be packed inside locked case if it will fit, or can be packed outside case but inside checked bag. Again, check airline rules. Some will vary.
5. When arriving at airport, go to ticket counter and tell agent "I am checking an unloaded firearm".
6. Agent will give you some instructions... Possibly ask you to open the locked case and show the gun is not loaded, maybe not. You will be given a card to sign and date and place in your checked bag. Sometimes the agent will tell you to put the card inside the locked case. Sometimes they will tell you to put it in the checked bag, outside the locked case. Just follow their instructions and be polite.
7. Some airports will then take your bag and put it on the conveyor. Some airports will instruct you to go to a special TSA screening location. Just follow directions. If you are directed to TSA screening, stay with the bag until it is cleared by TSA and TSA puts it onto the baggage system. If the ticket agent puts your bag onto the conveyor directly, keep an ear open for your name being called on the PA system to come open your locked container for TSA screening. Sometimes it happens, sometimes not.
8. Be sure to leave enough time for several lines and some waiting around.
9. Enjoy your flight
10. Pick up luggage at normal location at destination.
11. Be sure you know the rules, laws, etc for your destination airport and any other place you plan to travel
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example: In Texas you can CHL into the non-secure portion of an airport. In NC you cannot. When I land in TX, I can go into the men's room and re-arm. When I land in NC I cannot re-arm until I have left airport property. Know the local rules. Avoid jail.
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