Luther1517
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Last weekend I flew back from CAK (Canton-Akron, Ohio) after visiting my family in Youngstown. As always, I take my Kimber with me. At the ticket counter, I declared my unloaded firearm, and opened my suit case for inspection. The young guy looks at my weapon and tells the other ticket agent "this is how is should be done, with the action locked open". He then sees my TSA lock for the gun case and says "We can no longer allow TSA approve locks on firearms cases." I about drop over. "What are talking about...When this change...How else are the guys in the back suppose to get into my gun case if they need to" I ask in rapid fire succession. About that time a TSA Supervisor hears my voice and walks over. He tells the ticket agent that the change in lock SOP is still being talked about and TSA locks are allowed. He takes me aside and explains that some airline has been making noise about the "letter of the law" that says "no one but the owner of the firearm" should have access to the firearm. And that means TSA. So there is adebate going on over our gun case locks..Should they be TSA accessible or not. I was advised to carry both kinds..just in case someone does not get the memo, or gets the wrong memo, or whatever. I fly often and know that virtually every TSA office at every airport does things differently. So be advised, next time you fly with your weapon, you may need a non-TSA lock. Then again, you may need a TSA lock. Depends on the weather, I guess.
Last weekend I flew back from CAK (Canton-Akron, Ohio) after visiting my family in Youngstown. As always, I take my Kimber with me. At the ticket counter, I declared my unloaded firearm, and opened my suit case for inspection. The young guy looks at my weapon and tells the other ticket agent "this is how is should be done, with the action locked open". He then sees my TSA lock for the gun case and says "We can no longer allow TSA approve locks on firearms cases." I about drop over. "What are talking about...When this change...How else are the guys in the back suppose to get into my gun case if they need to" I ask in rapid fire succession. About that time a TSA Supervisor hears my voice and walks over. He tells the ticket agent that the change in lock SOP is still being talked about and TSA locks are allowed. He takes me aside and explains that some airline has been making noise about the "letter of the law" that says "no one but the owner of the firearm" should have access to the firearm. And that means TSA. So there is adebate going on over our gun case locks..Should they be TSA accessible or not. I was advised to carry both kinds..just in case someone does not get the memo, or gets the wrong memo, or whatever. I fly often and know that virtually every TSA office at every airport does things differently. So be advised, next time you fly with your weapon, you may need a non-TSA lock. Then again, you may need a TSA lock. Depends on the weather, I guess.