Checking a firearm
Oct 31, 2006 | 3:53 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
Yup. The gun is going to wake up in the baggage hold, crawl over to the ammo box, open it, load itself and then proceed to shoot up the plane. Horribly dangerous!
OMG the Pepsi just went up my nose because of that! ^ I see what you're saying jimrpa, we had friends over for the Balloon Fiesta and I totally forgot to tell one of them that I keep the extra ammo and a shotgun under the bed in the guest room. Everything was fine for the first week...That is until he saw the cases when he dropped something on the floor and it bounced under the bed. I had to move them into another room and he was still a little agitated for the last 2 days he was in town.
Oct 31, 2006 | 4:00 pm
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I particularly enjoy contracted carriers for military deployments. The flight attendants tell us how to store our rifles under the seat in front of us! I don't remember if we could store them in the overhead bin or not though...
Nov 1, 2006 | 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by jonesing
OMG the Pepsi just went up my nose because of that! ^ I see what you're saying jimrpa, we had friends over for the Balloon Fiesta and I totally forgot to tell one of them that I keep the extra ammo and a shotgun under the bed in the guest room. Everything was fine for the first week...That is until he saw the cases when he dropped something on the floor and it bounced under the bed. I had to move them into another room and he was still a little agitated for the last 2 days he was in town.
Nov 1, 2006 | 4:20 pm
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I found this on the Remington site
If during the screening process a screener detects something unusual or needs to open the gun case, they will work with the airline's representatives to contact you so that you can provide the key or combination. Be sure to pay special attention to PA announcements in the airport to avoid any necessary delays. Again, always remain polite and courteous during the process. Act like a jerk, and you'll most likely be treated like a jerk. 