Doug Add
Member
My son and I flew home to Indiana last week. My brother-in-law and I were going to take the boys shooting, so I packed the Walther P22 and the Browning Hi-Power. We arrived early not knowing what kind of hassle we would face declaring the guns. It was a breeze, both flying up last week and home today.
However, when we went through the security check to get into the terminal my son's backpack drew extra attention at the x-ray machine which required a more thorough investigation. He had decided just before we left for the airport that morning to bring the bag so he could carry some handgun magazines and catalogs to show his cousins. He told me, "I hope I got all the toy guns out of the backpack."
Well, the TSA guy opened it up and pulled out a plastic revolver about the size of the S&W 500 that my son had spray painted silver! The guy was very good about the whole thing, told me I could take it back out to the car. But our ride to the airport had dropped us off, so I guess some TSA agent got to take it home to his son.
It made for a good story when we arrived in Indiana. The two real guns made it through without a hitch, but the plastic toy gun did not. As a side note, I was extremely pleased with Northwest Airlines, and how easy the whole process of checking unloaded firearms was on both flights.
However, when we went through the security check to get into the terminal my son's backpack drew extra attention at the x-ray machine which required a more thorough investigation. He had decided just before we left for the airport that morning to bring the bag so he could carry some handgun magazines and catalogs to show his cousins. He told me, "I hope I got all the toy guns out of the backpack."
Well, the TSA guy opened it up and pulled out a plastic revolver about the size of the S&W 500 that my son had spray painted silver! The guy was very good about the whole thing, told me I could take it back out to the car. But our ride to the airport had dropped us off, so I guess some TSA agent got to take it home to his son.
It made for a good story when we arrived in Indiana. The two real guns made it through without a hitch, but the plastic toy gun did not. As a side note, I was extremely pleased with Northwest Airlines, and how easy the whole process of checking unloaded firearms was on both flights.