Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Alaska

firearms on airlines

If a firearm is broken down and placed in luggage is it still considered to be a firearm instead of components of a firearm?


Asked on 12/02/08, 1:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Sam Hochberg Sam Hochberg & Associates

Re: firearms on airlines

Just check with the airlines. There are very specific rules about what you can and cannot carry or ship through on a passenger airplane. You might also talk to people at the TSA, the Federal agency responsible for air travel safety. They're the ones who do the inspections.

You CAN ship a firearm through, and in one piece, from what I last read about it, IF it's shipped in a locked box and handled as separate luggage, by itself, and unloaded, of course. But again, check with the airline and with TSA.

-- Sam

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Answered on 12/02/08, 9:25 pm


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