On this week’s episode of The Legal Brief, Adam Kraut explains the legal way to fly with a firearm. With the shooting in a Florida airport baggage claim area, you need to know the law. There will be a lot of attention on this legal activity.
Each airline has its own set of policies and procedures, and this video is only meant to address the federal regulations. Flying with a firearm is not any more difficult than flying generally, it just requires that you need to be aware of the regulations surrounding flying with a gun.
Links for this episode:
49 CFR 1540.111 – Carriage of weapons, explosives, and incendiaries by individuals.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/…
49 CFR 175.10 – Exceptions for passengers, crewmembers, and air operators.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/…
TSA – Transporting Firearms and Ammunition
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporti…
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DOJ Letter
http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/do…
This article courtesy of The Arms Guide.
I've flown a few times with firearms, but only twice while armed. Doing so under the color of law, with proper legal documents and court orders, presented quite an experience. The first time was quite soon after 9-11 , a trip to FL to receive a felon for transport back to OH, and once I established myself with the numerous ground personnel from ticket counter to airport LE and introduced myself to the aircrew, everything went well. It resulted in my first and only First Class travel...I reckon having me and several rounds of .45 ACP in the first class cabin was somewhat reassuring since nobody knew what would go down next. I recommend that all travelers with firearms thoroughly familiarize themselves with the rules and regs. Even LEOs travelling on official LE business need to touch all the bases well before reporting to the airport.