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Do not have even a rubber replica in your carry-on bag. The TSA has confiscated water pistols and GI Joe accessories before for looking firearm-like. And as with the above category, do not expect logic or reason to apply at a passenger screening checkpoint. Do not expect to reliably be able to lock your luggage if this is all you’re transporting. Blueguns/Plastic Trainers – Again, these are obviously not actual firearms.Be that as it may, don’t ever try to pack one in your carry-on luggage! If anyone realizes that it’s not a genuine firearm, they may not allow you to treat it as one. If you want to lock your luggage, a KWA green gas M9 probably shouldn’t be your go-to checked pistol. Airsoft Guns? – Sorry to all the Mall Ninjas out there, but you’re out of luck.

They wouldn’t typically qualify per se under the law, however. SIRT pistols? – This may be a stretch, but real-steel replica firearms and training guns often look “real” enough to airport workers and on x-ray scanners that it’s best to declare them as such when you’re flying.If they are manufactured to look like authentic replicas, most airports will treat them as the real thing and locked luggage rules apply. Blank-firing guns – Well, they do go bang…and sometimes even wax or wadding may eject from the barrel.Flare guns – Since they expel a projectile using a combustible propellant, they count, and are 50-state legal (Flares are not permitted in checked luggage, however.Proper guns – Naturally, these qualify.Remember, the law says that all firearms must be checked in locked, secured luggage. What Constitutes a Firearm?Īs folk who have read some of my anecdotes are aware, when you are traveling to regions that are not so gun-friendly – or if you are checking multiple cases of gear and want them each to be secured but have little need for more than one pistol at your destination – it is possible to leverage the law in such a way that you lock all of your bags without actually checking gun after gun. I like leveraging the law in such a way that not only my carry piece but also my laptop, my clothes, my Dopp kit, and invariably a bottle of whiskey are all protected by the same locks and hard outer shell. If you pack a pistol inside of a small case stowed within a duffel bag or soft-sided luggage, you may be “locking up” your gun, but nothing else flying with you that day is being secured. I always personally opt for using large, hard-sided luggage because it affords not just protection to my firearm, but also to the rest of my possessions. This author knows which case he prefers using.Īs you can see, it’s quite possible to comply with the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law. The OEM Glock box could, in theory, have a padlock with a small enough shackle clasped over its carry handles, and that might pass muster with the airport authorities. The Pelican case can accommodate two nice padlocks on its factory hasps.

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Knowing what to expect is a big help, and in this series of articles for TFB, I hope to arm you with wisdom, tips, and advice that will help ensure your flights with firearms go as smoothly as a copper-jacketed bullet down a Melonite-treated bore.īoth of these would satisfy the policy requirements of being hard-sided and capable of being locked. Many individuals have written to me and expressed relief and joy over what proved to be an unremarkable trip when previously they may have harbored concerns about the treatment they would receive at the airport. I have logged nearly a million miles in the sky with guns at this point, and starting in 2009 I began lecturing and writing extensively about the lifestyle of jet-setting-while-armed.īy and large, this is a smooth process wherever you go within the United States. If you have any concerns about approaching the counter with your gun case, let me put them to rest.įor much of my life, I have been traveling throughout this country and around the globe, and for over a decade now, whenever it was permissible, I have packed firearms in my checked baggage.

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