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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 2:38 pm
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Lurker1999
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Originally Posted by billinaz
Ive never had them unpack my bag, and the only time I ever opened it was for the JFK ticket agent who was required to call a port authority officer to come by and see if they could arrest me for having the gun in NYC. Granted, it was a total violation of federal law for them to do that.... however that blatant violation continues in there.
When was this? My understanding of the Firearm Owners Protection Act is that it grants protections for legal gun owners travelling through jurisdictions where the gun laws are different/stricter than those of their resident state.
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