GUN IN BAGGAGE WHEN FLYING??
LOOKING TO TAKE MY GUN WITH ME TO LAS VEGAS AND GRAND CANYON. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR TRANSPORTING A HANDGUN IN THAT MANNER. I HAVE A CCW. SO I KNOW I CAN CARRY IT ONCE I ARRIVE. NEED TO KNOW THE AIR RULES . THANKS FOR ANY INFO YOU CAN GIVE ME.
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Firearms can be carried on aircraft in checked baggage, but must be declared and inspected. Each and every air carrier has it's own specific set of rules so you are better served to contact your carrier for exact instructions before you leave for the airport. 0 -
It would also be a good idea to check with the airports you will be at & make certain that CC is allowed on airport property. 0 -
You can mail it back to your home address if you dont want to check it on the return trip. [;)] 0 -
Are you sure Nevada honors a Florida permit? Not according to this: http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USReciprocity.pdf 0 -
And unless you hold a FFL as a Dealer or Manufacturer, mailing a handgun is not a very good idea- since it is a felony. 0 -
whiteheat as stated in this thread and the other thread you started yesterday on the topic you could get away with open carry in parts of Nevada but not in every county -Clark County requires registration to open carry.
Spiders link says your permit isn't valid in NV but this link says yes http://www.carryconcealed.net/nevada BUT Spiders link looks to be of more up to date so they may have stopped honoring it--might want to actually call NV.
Arizona does recognize your FL permit though and you can open carry there--but as I also said yesterday I do not know about Grand Canyon National Park--maybe someone here can say yes or no if you actually can carry in the NPS now if the injunction was lifted on it.
Transporting your gun on the plane is dirt simple--call the airline you are flying on to make sure they have no restrictions. Check the gun in your bag in a TSA approved container with the ammo not in that container(some airlines require the ammo to be in the original box). Declare at the counter you are checking an unloaded firearm-they will take care of the rest. If it's an expensive gun I would have it insured. Nothing more to it. If you've never been to Vegas I would highly recommend you do not attempt to carry concealed there unlawfully--LVPD has zero tolerance for tourists who violate firearm & drug laws there. Just ask Jerry Lewis
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I seem to recall that some people had problems declaring firearms at the counter because it was illegal to bring them into the airport building. It was a Catch-22 situation. 0 -
I recently flew Southwest Airlines from Ft. Lauderdal, FL to Milwaukee, WI with my glock 27 (three clips, two barrels, and two holsters). I also brought a case of mixed 9mm and .40 cal ammo.
Trying to leave Ft. Lauderdale... Talk about a gong show. The guy working at the counter thought my gun case (with a huge "GLOCK SECURITY" sticker on the top) was a cosmetics case, and told me I couldn't have it locked. When I told him what it actually was, he tried to call airport security and have me arrested... until one of the other Southwest staff came over and told him it was ok, and that people could fly with guns if they followed Airline rules. She gave me a small card to fill out with my name, address, etc. and put it in the case. That was it... they didn't even inspect my ammo case when I told them I had about 2000 rounds in it.
To top everything off, they told me that my case wouldn't come to the carrosel at the baggage claim, and that I would have to claim it at Southwest's customer service office. When I got to Milwaukee, there was my gun case going around the regular baggage claim carrosel.
Going from Milwaukee to Ft. Lauderdale wasn't a lot different... just a bunch of TSA idiots trying to tell me I couldn't travel with my gun, and one or two normal people helping me out and pushing it through.
This was just my experience with Southwest airlines, and probably isn't typical of all airlines. The cummulative ignarance was staggering, but at least I got through my trip with my gun intact.0 -
WHITEHEAT304,
I have been taking firearms in and out of airports for the last 25 years without a hitch because I follow their rules to the letter. As suggested, YOU need to look up the individual airline and their rules. Read and understand what is written. If you have questions, call that airline. Print out the rules and take them with you to the check-in. Simply let the clerk know that you have a firearm to check-in. TSA will assist you with that process.
Now, Las Vegas has some stringent rules about carry and concealed carry. You need to look up their rules because opinions don't count when you get arrested for breaking their state laws. Clark County is the court of last resort and they didn't let out-of-state folks carry legally. Best do some thorough research and skip the opinions.
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WHITEHEAT304,
Please check it all out with the top authority in Clark County as others have recommended and directed.
Whatever you do, do it all correctly and to the letter.
Others here have said it straight ... Clark County is stringent, serious and sticklers ... there is absolutely no "leeway", no how, never. They have to deal with some of the worst, under some of the worst circumstances ... they are very serious.
When you get it from the horse's mouth, let us know what you find ... but research into it directly.0 -
I recently flew this year with my ccw revolver. Call your airline, call all the airports you will be at (including layovers), ask their rules and regulations. Go to the TSA website, print of their rules as well. Combination locks work well incase you lose or get your keys stolen. Be prepared for the rules to change without notice, they did for me, although most of the people seemed nice about it. Above all, act normal, and like its an everyday thing to you, makes people less nervous and generaly makes things smoother. 0
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