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TSA is just fulfilling it's true mission, "security theater". You can check a fully functional firearm in your checked baggage and the only requirement is that
by jjeaff 7y ago
TSA is just fulfilling it's true mission, "security theater".
You can check a fully functional firearm in your checked baggage and the only requirement is that it be unloaded and in a locked (not a tsa lock, a real lock) hard side case. Then you simply declare it upon check in at the airline counter.
- beatgammit 7y ago> security theater There's a reason it's called "Theatrical Security Administration". I don't know why we still put up with this garbage. It seems we're the only ones in the world who do security like this. I understand the need for basic security at the airport, but IMO that should be limited to identification (checking for wanted persons) and bringing on dangerous things that could cause problems in flight (compressed air, flammable substances, etc). Everything else should be between the airline and the government, since bad actors are unlikely to try to sneak things through regular airport security.
- jjk166 7y agoIt is security theater but it's set up that way for good reason. The long winding lines are intended to let cameras get good images of you from multiple angles and have time to run those images through a database. Anyone flagged is standing for several minutes in a heavily guarded area with no electronics, no shoes, not even a belt: they're in no position to run, hide, or fight.
- shaftway 7y agoIt's worth checking one in with your luggage, because it requires a real, non-TSA lock. TSA isn't allowed to open it. And if they can't open it, your expensive property can't "accidentally fall out".