Originally Posted by
SATTSO
But what happens when and if you bag is put on the wrong plane, unloaded at another destination, and when the airline employees realize it, submit it for re-inspection by TSA, the lock is cut off, the gun found - and now your luggage can not go, stuck in an airport you are not.
At that point, I think a simple call to the airline would be in order ...
"Hi, you're now in possession of a firearm for which you don't have a license. In your airport, that might mean that you're currently guilty of a felony. Furthermore, now that you've broken the lock, you're now wholly responsible if that firearm is stolen from my unsecured suitcase and used to commit a crime. When would you like me to call the ATF?"
At that point, I think the airline would find a way to get that hot potato back to you as fast as humanly possible.
Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of how this would really work; I don't own a firearm. My conjecture above is based solely on reading other's experiences here on FlyerTalk.
