Flying with firearms
Sep 16, 2024 | 4:18 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Flyover country
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 86
Using TSA locks is illegal for securing firearm cases. It shall be a lock only you have a key to. Everybody has keys to TSA locks.
The relevant code for transporting firearms as checked baggage 14 CFR 1540.111(c):
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(iv) The container in which it is carried is locked, and only the passenger retains the key or combination.
The relevant code for transporting firearms as checked baggage 14 CFR 1540.111(c):
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(iv) The container in which it is carried is locked, and only the passenger retains the key or combination.
This is from TSA website on 9/16/2024:
Transporting Firearms and Ammunition | Transportation Security Administration (tsa.gov)
Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock unless TSA personnel request the key to open the firearm container to ensure compliance with TSA regulations. You may use any brand or type of lock to secure your firearm case, including TSA-recognized locks.
Sep 16, 2024 | 6:15 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 503
Just because the TSA likes it doesn't make it legal. There's no wiggle room in 14 CFR 1540.111(c)(iv).
Go through Deviant Ollam's YT channel. He's even caught the TSA not re-locking TSA locks after a search.
Go through Deviant Ollam's YT channel. He's even caught the TSA not re-locking TSA locks after a search.
Last edited by TWA884; Sep 16, 2024 at 8:51 pm Reason: Off-topic commentary
