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Guy forgot to declare his gun and folks lost there damn minds like a muzzleloader is an assault weapon TSA recovers undeclared muzzle-loading rifle from checked bag at Logan Airport
All he had to do was declare it. He’ll probably get it back eventually.I want to really know how you are supposed to cram that long gun into an overhead compartment. It is hard to imagine someone actually thought they could carry a gun into an airplane nowadays. Unfortunately he had to give it up. Some TSA agent or a cop just got themselves a muzzleloader for free.
It was a checked bag, not carry on. But he may get it back, this has to much visibility to not get it back to him. It was a dumb thing to do for sure.I want to really know how you are supposed to cram that long gun into a overhead compartment. It is hard to imagine someone actually thought they could carry a gun into a airplane nowadays. Unfortunately he had to give it up. Some TSA agent or a cop just got themselves a muzzleloader for free.
It was a sidelock muzzleloader but I do get what you're saying.Better yet, remove the breech plug and take it apart. Without a breech plug, it is not and can not be made functional. Now it's a paper weight. Mail the breech plug via USPS to your destination.
When did they start putting the sticker on luggage with a firearm. I haven't flown with a checked firearm in a few years. There was no sticker the last time I flew to Canada with a rifle.Maybe...
Declaring a gun is just as likely to get it stolen. They put a bright red sticker on it that says "FIREARM". Any baggage handler who want a new gun can just open it right up and presto! Your luggage has been lost.
Maybe this person should remind TSA that the ATF does not consider a muzzleloader a firearm . Which is why you don't have to go through an FFL and can have them shipped directly to your house.
I wonder if you could get away with taking the barrel off the stock/lock and putting the two pieces in separate checked luggage? Neither piece is actually a firearm.It was a sidelock muzzleloader but I do get what you're saying.
You cant carry anything on a plane that could be mistaken as a firearm or any weapon. Crimes can easily be committed with fake / inoperable weapons.I wonder if you could get away with taking the barrel off the stock/lock and putting the two pieces in separate checked luggage? Neither piece is actually a firearm.
Kind what I was wondering. I check rifles on flights multiple times each year and don’t ever recall a sticker being placed on the outside. And I don’t worry about theft on domestic flights - I do worry about stolen rifles on international flights!When did they start putting the sticker on luggage with a firearm. I haven't flown with a checked firearm in a few years. There was no sticker the last time I flew to Canada with a rifle.
I don't know if you could do that or not. I think that problem was that he didn't declare it in the first place! Hopefully they will give it back to him! I don't believe that a 71yr old man meant any harm! He probably just thought that it was ok to do it that way. Most likely he's done it before.I wonder if you could get away with taking the barrel off the stock/lock and putting the two pieces in separate checked luggage? Neither piece is actually a firearm.
Maybe...
Declaring a gun is just as likely to get it stolen. They put a bright red sticker on it that says "FIREARM". Any baggage handler who want a new gun can just open it right up and presto! Your luggage has been lost.
Maybe this person should remind TSA that the ATF does not consider a muzzleloader a firearm . Which is why you don't have to go through an FFL and can have them shipped directly to your house.
The issue is a federal law enforcement issue, not Mass. While I agree Mass is anti gun, TSA is a federal level organization, which should infer an immunity to the local flavor of firearms restrictions. However, the people that comprise the local force of TSA agents, come from the local area.Remember, this is Massachusetts!
The same State that took the musket away from the Minuitman symbol for UMASS.
Pinheads reign in the People’s Republic of Mass. I was lucky to escape there 40 years ago.
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