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jetsiphon · 09-12-2006, 02:30 PM

I travel frequently for work and usually go to a state that honors Colorado's CC permit, but I usually leave the gun at home since I'm only gone for a few days at a time.

What do you guys think? Is it worth checking it at the airport to have it for a few days out of town?

jetsiphon · 09-12-2006, 03:39 PM

nobody wants to touch this one, 'eh?

tec · 09-12-2006, 04:02 PM

I read what you say about taking it with you, and think about the story here on the forum about the guy who had his gun stolen from the airport...after he checked it in.

jetsiphon · 09-12-2006, 06:14 PM

I've never had a problem with the airport and never had a problem. I dunno, maybe I'll take it, maybe I won't.

JRH · 09-12-2006, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tec

I read what you say about taking it with you, and think about the story here on the forum about the guy who had his gun stolen from the airport...after he checked it in.

A Frightening Incident
this is the thread you mentioned

The Knight Of Light · 09-12-2006, 06:38 PM

You know if I could be absolutely sure that the other state would not prosecute me for doing so I would. You need to go to www.packing.org and check out the gun laws for all of the assocciated states in question. As for guns in airline bagage that go missing........

That thread is above my post.

robinsre · 09-12-2006, 06:49 PM

Take it from personal experience

If you feel you absolutely MUST check your gun find a way to lock it in your suitcase. I suggest a heavy duty bycicle lock run through the handle of the gun case and into the frame of the suitcase.

Additionally, consider purchasing the insurance (about 25 dollars) when you fly to make sure the airline watches your bag more carefully.

jetsiphon · 09-12-2006, 07:43 PM

Well, you've gotta check them, that's the only way to get them on. They have to be put in a lockable case anyway. I have a host of Pelican cases that I use for just this.

cjive134 · 09-12-2006, 08:19 PM

I traveled with my gun last year. Checking my bag was uneventful. Told the lady at the checked baggage counter I was taveling with a gun, The TSA officer inspected the contents of my gun case, and put an orange tag inside of it. two days later I was blasting watermelons in the Colerago Rockies.

Chris

jetsiphon · 09-12-2006, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjive134

I traveled with my gun last year. Checking my bag was uneventful. Told the lady at the checked baggage counter I was taveling with a gun, The TSA officer inspected the contents of my gun case, and put an orange tag inside of it. two days later I was blasting watermelons in the Colerago Rockies.

Chris

That's pretty much the way it's gone for me as well. I think since it's just a trade show, I'll leave it home this time. I'll get a little travel gun for the future though, I'd really hate to lose one of my good guns.

09-12-2006, 02:30 PM	#1
jetsiphon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,192	Traveling and carrying.... I travel frequently for work and usually go to a state that honors Colorado's CC permit, but I usually leave the gun at home since I'm only gone for a few days at a time. What do you guys think? Is it worth checking it at the airport to have it for a few days out of town? __________________ XD9 Service Black - XD45 Service Dark Earth 1945 Sistema 1911 - Para Ordnance LTC Steyr M9A1 - Glock 17

09-12-2006, 03:39 PM	#2
jetsiphon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,192	nobody wants to touch this one, 'eh? __________________ XD9 Service Black - XD45 Service Dark Earth 1945 Sistema 1911 - Para Ordnance LTC Steyr M9A1 - Glock 17

09-12-2006, 06:14 PM	#4
jetsiphon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,192	I've never had a problem with the airport and never had a problem. I dunno, maybe I'll take it, maybe I won't. __________________ XD9 Service Black - XD45 Service Dark Earth 1945 Sistema 1911 - Para Ordnance LTC Steyr M9A1 - Glock 17

09-12-2006, 06:38 PM	#6
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,832 Blog Entries: 12	You know if I could be absolutely sure that the other state would not prosecute me for doing so I would. You need to go to www.packing.org and check out the gun laws for all of the assocciated states in question. As for guns in airline bagage that go missing........ That thread is above my post. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

09-12-2006, 06:49 PM	#7
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,793	Take it from personal experience If you feel you absolutely MUST check your gun find a way to lock it in your suitcase. I suggest a heavy duty bycicle lock run through the handle of the gun case and into the frame of the suitcase. Additionally, consider purchasing the insurance (about 25 dollars) when you fly to make sure the airline watches your bag more carefully. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

09-12-2006, 04:02 PM	#3
tec XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Holland Ohio Posts: 8,654 Blog Entries: 1	I read what you say about taking it with you, and think about the story here on the forum about the guy who had his gun stolen from the airport...after he checked it in.

09-12-2006, 07:43 PM	#8
jetsiphon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,192	Well, you've gotta check them, that's the only way to get them on. They have to be put in a lockable case anyway. I have a host of Pelican cases that I use for just this. __________________ XD9 Service Black - XD45 Service Dark Earth 1945 Sistema 1911 - Para Ordnance LTC Steyr M9A1 - Glock 17

09-12-2006, 08:19 PM	#9
cjive134 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 1,525	airlines I traveled with my gun last year. Checking my bag was uneventful. Told the lady at the checked baggage counter I was taveling with a gun, The TSA officer inspected the contents of my gun case, and put an orange tag inside of it. two days later I was blasting watermelons in the Colerago Rockies. Chris

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