While the decision could be narrow, it could have a greater reach. Currently the NY/NJ port authority is interpreting federal laws in such a way that it is impossible to fly into/out of the three major airports that fall under the P.A. jurisdiction. Attempting to fly out of one of those airports with a firearm, people have been arrested after declaring firearms in their checked baggage since bringing the baggage into the airport is not "locked in the trunk". Also, you violate P.A. rules as soon as you claim your baggage that contains a firearm.crazy2medic wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:39 pm Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm interpreting this to have little to no effect on the rest of the country, this will be a narrow decision that only impacts New York! Right?
While this is still narrow, it does impact someone travelling to the NE. I personally have had to pay higher fares to fly to Scranton instead of flying into Newark to shoot IDPA matches in Pennsylvania. I spoke to Port Authority police before making the trip and was basically told there is no legal way to bring a handgun into Newark airport nor was there a legal way to move a handgun from baggage claim to the trunk of a rental car.