Flying with a gun is a viable option for hunting, game guns, and concealed companies. but strict guidelines and regulations must be adhered to by the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ).
This writer follows TSA instructions and frequently checks a weapon on the plane, especially when flying to a city with Democrat-run offense and civil unrest. This author nearly always flies so he can carry a concealed for self-defense once he reaches his destination.
How is a gun effectively checked before a journey?
These are two basic methods, summarized:
- To begin with, obtain an airline- approved difficult situation that is lockable. This writer’s gun case is about 14 in. by 12 in. and it has a padlock lockable opening at both its front corners.
- Lock your situation and try to insert your hands inside it once you arrive home. When you declare a weapon at the check-in shop, you will frequently see airline workers doing this. To make sure you have the proper airline-compliant case, you should make sure you do n’t slip your hand into it while it is locked.
The next step is to make sure the handgun is unloaded and, if it is a pistol, take some time to lock back the slide, revealing the empty chamber after you have the proper case and the locks and have tested the case to make sure you ca n’t get into it. The newspaper must also be inserted into the gun and left unloaded, with no weapons inside the pistol or magazine.
When you leave the weapon event at the airports and arrive at the check-in shop, you may consider that you are traveling with a rifle and airline staff will question you to make sure the gun is loaded. They will have you fill out a small form with contact info, etc., and then your event will be carried to TSA agents for evaluation. When the TSA agents arrive at the event, they are immediately searching for your bare magazine and chamber. Also, it’s simple to work when you have the drop locked back to reveal both.
Smith &, Wesson M&, P M2.0 Metal ( AWR Hawkins/Breitbart News )
After the agents are aware that the gun has been unloaded, they will check the case to make sure nothing else is inside: Nothing above the form lace on top or under the foaming on the bottom. They also conduct a residue/explosives check before bringing the case into the plane for loading. Your pistol case will be transported to the huge bag area near your airline when you’ve arrived, and you’ll need to present ID to the airline personnel.
What about weapons?
As long as it is in an weapons box that prevents it from rolling around ( and possibly falling out of the situation during transportation ), weapons can be stored in the case.
A Sig Sauer ammunition box is kept there after this author cuts a triangular hole in the foam in his weapon situation. He takes the rounds out of his magazine and places them in the ammo box, which has a foam inlay and is able to fly:
( AWR Hawkins/Breitbart News )
Take time to read the TSA’s word-for-word instructions on their” Transporting Firearms and Ammunition” webpage because it is unforgiving when it comes to packing and moving firearms into and through airports.
Also, understand that each major domestic airport does things a little differently.
For instance, some airports will take your case from you at the check-in counter and have it examined by TSA agents in the background once you have indicated that you are traveling with a firearm. You wo n’t see it again until you arrive at your destination’s overstuffed luggage area.
Additionally, keep in mind that the steps listed in this article only apply to domestic flights. Keep in mind the laws of the state or city in which you are flying. If you are flying into a state where guns are strictly prohibited, you could be breaking local laws if you take your firearms into your destination airport. Make sure you are familiar with state and local laws as well as the TSA guidelines.
AWR Hawkins is an award- winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News , and the writer/curator of , Down Range with AWR Hawkins,  , a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He serves as a professional staffer for Pulsar Night Vision and serves as a political analyst for  , Armed American Radio. He received a Ph.D. from the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and was a Visiting Fellow there. D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War ( brown water navy ), U. S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram:  , @awr_hawkins.  , You can sign up to get Down Range at , breitbart.com/downrange.  , Reach him directly at , [email protected].
