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On Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:15:54 -0400,
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 16:08:56 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

I seem to remember some competition shooter getting arrested in New York
for unlicensed pistol. He connecting flight was delayed and the airline
put him in a hotel. Pistols were in baggage.

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It has happened more than once, and there is at least one defense
attorney who specializes in those cases. If you follow all of the
rules you are supposed to notify the airline of a handgun in your
checked baggage, and apparently the airline has a legal obligation to
notify law enforcement if you land in NY or NJ. It's a real Catch-22
situation.

You are not in trouble as long as the airline maintains control of the
bag. It is when they give the bag back to you that you become a felon.
If you ever get caught in that situation, it is better to let them
keep the bag checked through to the final destination and make them
buy you some clothes. Then you just have to hope the gun is still
there. Delayed bags seem to get picked through more often than bags
that keep moving. A gun is not going to make it if anyone browses your
bags.