OK guys I am actually writing this on US Air flight 232 December 24Th 2009 heading for Phoenix, Arizona. Some of us have a fear of flying let a lone a fear of flying with firearms. I did it! I purposely did it so I can share with you first hand what to do.
Why is it even when I follow the law exactly I still feel a sense of fear. Well let me tell you, if you have any fears about transporting a firearm, don’t! It is simple as long as you follow direction.
I first checked out the airlines rules and regulations on transporting. And as you all can guess it must be checked in and not carried on. If you try to do that I guarantee you won’t get very far. And then I even called for verification, my need to hear it from the horse’s mouth.
Must be unloaded and secured in a hard case. I field stripped mine and placed them in the container. This container needs to be locked with TSA approved locks, which can be bought from your local hardware store. Although not needed I copied my RI-60 form [Purchaser’s copy] and placed in the container.
At the check in counter they asked me to open the case and show that they were not loaded. The viewed the fired arms and confirmed this. I had to sign a voucher and place a copy within the case and re-lock it.
If you have any questions, please write and I will fill you in with more details.
That was it…so now I am in on the plane, in the air and I will update you and should land in another couple hours
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Arizona to Detroit – The trip home was pretty similar however a little more secure then the flight out. In Arizona things felt a bit tighter, organized and secure. After the regular check in like in Detroit I had to lock everything up again. The Check in employee then took my bag and I followed him to the TSA area. Again I had to re-open and do the same routine in front of the TSA and they took a closer look to verify that the firearm was indeed unloaded.
So again all went simply smooth. The only thing different from traveling to Arizona and back to Detroit was the landing. I prefer landing in warm sunshine instead of the cold snow. Welcome back to Detroit, Michigan
