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I was the guy in the back and side shaking my black bag vigously to make sure nothing gun related is in there.

Just magazines and stickers.

gel shoe inserts on that list of prohibited items is

This was the first year that i did not buy anything at the show. In the past I've bought knives, LaRue mounts, AR parts and other items. Driving to SHOT has its advantages.

It's understandable I think. If people stashed every "part" allowed on the flight, it wouldn't take long to assemble a pistol.

This.... ^^^^^

TSA bagged zbrane once for a knife no one could find. They "saw" it but could not get their hands on it. They X-ray-ed it 3x. It had fallen into a rip within the backpack. When they finally "GOT" it - they said he could throw it away to board, he said NO, I'll mail it to myself, which he did successfully.

I wanted to be at the check point with the international attendee who purchased the RPG mock up from the Blue-Guns booth. I watched him take it apart and tie it into his backpack.

The more "We the People" get comfortable with this NAZI, yes NAZI behavior the more we will reap of what they sow for us.

Yep, firearms parts are NOT allowed as carry-on.

don't just complain, vote for Ron Paul he wants to shut the TSA down and have our actual government agencies do a better job.

If you are going to a GUNSHOW, bring an empty lockable hard case for all the stuff you might purchase at the show.

It's really simple to follow the law if you understand what the actual regulations are.





If you are going to be the guy that thinks he can carry on a prohibited item then you will be "inconvenienced". And if you sit there and bitch it will do no good anyways.

When I was activated for airport security duty after 911 we had the most trouble from rich old lady's and businessmen in suits.

They seemed to think that they deserved an exemption because of their "status".

Thats the problem the airline rules are NOT A LAW. They are TSA POLICY that was cooked up by TSA without representation of the American people. They are then enforced like a law. In many states it is NOT illegal for a CCW holder to take a firearm into a airport. It is also allowed under law for all law enforcement officers on or off duty. TSA has taken it upon their self to make a POLICY and enforce it by depriving rights of the people. Most of the charges that are brought upon citizens are thrown out of court because the act is not illegal. Recently this can be seen in Richmond Va. when a man stood in line waiting for an Xray with his bill of rights written on his chest with a sharpy. The man was detain and eventually charged with disorderly conduct. The commonwealth then promptly declined to prosecute the charge because it does not meet the code. This individual would have been well within his rights to sue and probably should have. His charge went well beyond the officer made a minor mistake and charged him with something they shouldnt have. TSA then sidesteps the charges being dismissed by going after the law abiding citizen with a civil fine.

I could go on and on and on about how wrong this is and how one day very soon someone is going to get sued for millions. However, the average citizen goes along with this because of fear. This is fine but in that case congress needs to pass an actual law prohibiting items on an aircraft. The executive branch should never create stuff to enforce on their own initiative because it is simply contrary to the constitution (this goes for some ATF regs as well but at least most have routes in interpretations of the law.) There could be whole threads on this topic. Until then if you simply dont want the attention, see the above and lock all of your gun stuff in a carry on (dont get me started on how the airlines are infringing upon interstate commerce with a firearm by charging a check bag fee for only a firearm.)