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As a British person I find it sad (and slightly scary) that the best advice given to him is to start carrying a gun.
by sambeau 16y ago
As a British person I find it sad (and slightly scary) that the best advice given to him is to start carrying a gun.
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- VMG 16y agoDoes he really have to own the gun or does he just have to declare his camera as a gun?
- darklajid 16y agoThis. The GP got it wrong. The suggestion was to use something "sortof" gun-like to declare that the case contains a weapon, so that the TSA has to list (and treat) according to the rules for these things. The one giving the advice said that he has a "starter pistol", which google explained as a gun that you use to start a race etc.. Not a real weapon. Others suggested a flare pistol (Dangerous? Sure. But not a 'weapon', but more a tool). I find it sad that these workarounds seem to help and that they are deemed necessary. But "bring a gun" is not what they are suggesting here.
- sambeau 16y agohttp://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/expensive_camer.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/expensive_came... The article referenced, which I read, had this: "Then someone has the brilliant suggestion of putting a firearm in your camera-equipment case" Matt Brandon (the blogger referenced) had the genius move of using a starter pistol rather than a handgun. However, it is still sad and slightly scary to me that the solution to protecting your property during a flight is to pack it with a weapon or something that looks like weapon.