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rockinar wrote:

NO WAY IN THE WORLD I would connect through Chicago. ZERO, NONE, NADA, ZIP.

In just the last year alone, I hit airports in 14 foreign countries, to include (but not limited to) Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, California, Colorado, and the yankee capitol (D.C.). I've learned to keep my head low in places hostile to freedom, such as Chicago is, and pray to be back in the US as soon as possible!

BigBangSmallBucks wrote:

them wrote:

BigBangSmallBucks wrote: If a Non-TSA lock is used TSA has the authority to cut it, . . .

That's not 100% correct.

If it is a hard-sided case with a declared firearm they do not have that authority.

My comment was in reference to a Non-TSA lock being placed on luggage not on the gun case, I even put the forum member's own words in bold to illustrate that. I had a flight earlier this month and used a TSA lock on my luggage but used a regular Non-TSA masterlock on my gun case.

Mine were the words you bolded, but I don't understand if your comment was supporting or challenging my method of securing a checked firearm. My words were:

VolTexan wrote:That being said, I travel with mine often. Pistol is usually in a locked NanoVault inside my suitcase. The suitcase has a TSA lock, but the NanoVault is a combination lock, so they cannot open without a bit of work. Ammo is kept outside of the gun in original factory box. Next month, I'm bringing a Pelican 1700 with my daughter's rifle, my carry pistol, and my wife's carry pistol. We're connecting through Chicago, but won't touch the case until we arrive in the Carolinas.

I think you and I are in agreement here, but you may have thought I was saying that used a non-TSA lock on the suitcase. Rather I was saying the opposite: When flying with a checked handgun, I put it in a NanoVault (not accessible by TSA), and then put the NanoVault inside my TSA locked soft sided luggage (accessible by TSA). When using the Pelican, it will be locked with several Master Locks (not accessible by TSA).

If for some reason you find that you're forced to land in a 2nd Amendment-free zone (e.g. Chicago, New York, New Jersey), DO NOT RETRIEVE YOUR BAGGAGE!.

For instance, if your flight is delayed, postponed, or diverted to one of these areas, simply don't get your bag. In some of these places, you'll get arrested just for having possession of your firearm.

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That being said, I travel with mine often. Pistol is usually in a locked NanoVault inside my suitcase. The suitcase has a TSA lock, but the NanoVault is a combination lock, so they cannot open without a bit of work. Ammo is kept outside of the gun in original factory box. Next month, I'm bringing a Pelican 1700 with my daughter's rifle, my carry pistol, and my wife's carry pistol. We're connecting through Chicago, but won't touch the case until we arrive in the Carolinas.