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An anecdote tangential to the main topic: Its well known that not all states in the USA have the same gun control laws. For instance, in New York, a gun is bann
by rms_returns 10y ago
An anecdote tangential to the main topic: Its well known that not all states in the USA have the same gun control laws. For instance, in New York, a gun is banned in the hands of civilians.
Now suppose, you are traveling from city A to B with a flight change in New York, and suppose you are carrying arms (duly registered) and you checked out your luggage at New York to catch the next flight, then you are effectively breaking the NYC law for those few moments!
In fact, I've heard that a lot of NYC cops are just hovering around that luggage checkout counter to catch and harass as many innocent passengers as possible!
- wastedhours 10y agoAs cynical as it might be, then for those few moments those passengers aren't innocent according to local law.
- rms_returns 10y agoBut isn't that "breaking of local law" just a technicality? Its not like they are actually shooting anyone, they are just passing through an airport.
- wastedhours 10y agoThere are plenty of arbitrary laws, but technicality or not, they're breaking the law. The same would be true in your scenario if their flight between 2 US states went via the UK.
- naveen99 10y agoIt would be funny if some states required you to carry a gun at all times. Some religions for example require you to carry a blade at all times. Of course we already have contradictory laws and people are breaking rules no matter what they do.