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Could you declare a gun and not carry one? And then claim you forgot it if anyone checks?

• chiph 11y ago
  Your bag gets hand-inspected by a TSA agent with you present. They'll ensure the weapon is packed securely and that the ammo is in original factory boxes (meets ORM-D requirements). So you can't declare a weapon without actually having one. Note that "packed securely" can have different meanings at different airports. There isn't a uniform standard or branding on cases that meet airline and TSA requirements for weapon transport. But you'll have the fewest problems with a Pelican that is fully locked.
• ctdonath 11y ago
  No. They will make you open the case and show the gun is safe/unloaded. They then affix a tag to the gun, which declares that there is, in fact, a gun in this case (with the tag inside the case, a rather surreal requirement).
  • rdl 11y ago
    Inconsistent. No airport I use regularly does chamber checks anymore, and I routinely fly with handguns and sometimes rifles. At LAS they don't even do a TSA screen. They put a tag in he bag at gate and just use X-ray on the bags later. They will call you at the terminal over PA if there is an issue.
    • LyndsySimon 11y ago
      I concur. I've flown several times per year for the past five years or so, and almost always check at least one firearm. I am asked to open the case about 80% of the time, and I've never been asked to demonstrate that the firearm was unloaded. Also note that TSA allows you to carry ammunition loaded in a magazine, which may be in the same case as the firearm. I usually check a Glock 31 with three loaded magazines in the case.
• 15155 11y ago
  No, but you could just carry a starter pistol or flare gun if for whatever reason you couldn't declare a real firearm.