Obviously this only works on domestic flights but the airline will not lose your luggage if they know they are dealing with a legally declared gun. If they do, they get sued by the ATF. Your luggage will be given first priority if you just throw a shitty cheap gun from Walmart in there.
I think this is the most American thing I've read in a while. I support it I guess:shrug-outta-hecks:
In South Africa I think you can travel on the planes with weed on you because of legalisation, so long as it's a personal amount. No idea about luggage and domestic flights, I've never been on one.
Plus you don’t have to wait 40 mins to play ‘Who’s Bag is it Anyways’ at the carousel
I find that if you get carryon luggage at the exact size of the limit (there's bags advertised as that) + a laptop bag as your personal item you can easily fit enough stuff for a 5 day trip.
If you're staying at a nicer hotel at any point on your trip, the cost of laundry service will probably be less than a checked bag fee if needed.
Plus, they have to search the bag in front of you, and then it stays locked for the duration of the flight. So if you have to check valuables, fly with a gun so they won't get stolen by TSA.
I need to mention, it doesn’t decrease the chance of theft, but it at least provides legal recourse if it does.
Ngl I’d be surprised if it doesn’t decrease the change of theft, just because of the increased chance of recourse
You can lock up a gun with real locks, not the TSA-approved garbage locks that they have keys for, so there is a real benefit.
Hm pondering my political history and the websites I've frequented I think I'll not do that, but cool life tip if you're 100% certain you've covered your tracks.
I know photographers who put a 300$ glockoff in their camera cases. Instead of the tsa doing god knows what a tsa agent opens the case in your presence, confirms that there's a gun in it, then you lock it and send it on it's way. Less chance of the tsa stealing all your shit. Not fool proof, though.
You don't even need to own an operating firearm - if you can get a flaregun, those can work as well. They've got the same travel restrictions, even if they're not as restricted on an ownership level.
My problem is that I always get nervous around any kind of pig. Even without doing anything wrong, I dread the customs and security checkpoints. Their entire job is vibes-based so I'm opening myself up to punitive searches if I'm the nervous guy with a gun.
You won’t have the gun by the time you reach the security checkpoint. It would be part of your checked baggage.
Probably not much of a distinction for you, but it may help to keep in mind that TSA are not sworn officers, they have as much legal authority as mall cops (ofc there's a CBP officer just down the hall if needed)
Yeah even if it fires blanks. You do need a hard case as well, it can't just be wrapped in a sock or whatever.
I'm not sure how much better it's handled, I've known people whose luggage containing a firearm were lost during flights.
perhaps the bigger advantage is that the gun thing means you can use like a big (within weight limit) pelican case with non-TSA locks on it
If you’re not interested in bringing a full on gun, you can get a busted old AR receiver with none of the other parts needed to actually fire a bullet attached to it, and it’s enough to legally count as a gun for travel purposes
Technically speaking, the AR-15's lower receiver is what's classified as the firearm. You can get an Anderson Manufacturing stripped AR-15 lower for under $100.
If there's one thing I know about airlines, it's that they love it when you put guns in your luggage.
deviant ollam has an old video about this, and remmeber that since american gun laws are kinda weird, a bent piece of metal could legally be a gun if you don't want to have what normal human would look at and call a gun
