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[razorjak]

A friend of mine made this observation.

Now that a lot of airports are mandating ALL electronics be put in checked baggage instead of carry-on ...

What do you think the chances of TSA contractors opening up eBay accounts en masse?

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[montieth.livejournal.com]

Check a gun, it's what I do. It carries a stiffer penalty and my case has to stay locked. I walk the bag over to the TSA inspection point, they inspect my bag with me there, verify the firearm is unloaded according to FAA regs and then I lock my bag up with a padlock. They cannot, by law unlock my bag to search it afterwards.

[jruske.livejournal.com]

Neat Idea! I never thought of that.

[ladycelest.livejournal.com]

That, sir, is a brilliant idea. Unfortunatly I believe I would have to go to hell and back before they would give me a gun permit.

[montieth.livejournal.com]

Do you need a permit to own there? If so, then I'd move.
If only a permit to carry, you can transport from Point A to Point B on an airline if it's legal to have at the source and destination. That's federal law. However, don't fly through NYC, they'll arrest you regardless of what Federal Law says on the subject.

[ladycelest.livejournal.com]

I think here I would need a permin to own, carry, conceal, clean, brandish, buy ammo, get a proper lockbox, ect ect. Buffalo likes to gleen as much money from you as they can.

I'd move, but my support structure is here and I kind of need it.

[montieth.livejournal.com]

OH, hooray, New York State. Yeah, Permit to possess handguns in NY. I was gonna check Packing.org, but they're really slow right now. I can't recall if there's a permit required to own a rifle or shotgun though.

I do what I can to avoid the place.

[ladycelest.livejournal.com]

IIRC, I don't need a permit for one of those, but I would feel better if I took one of those safety courses with an instructor who suffers from OCD about it.

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Officially they're not making anyone put all electronics in checked bags. However, like everything dealing with the TSA and Michael Jerkoff's department of der Faderlund Insecurity it's up to the discretion of the individual agents.

[jruske.livejournal.com]

eBay stocks soar!!!

[goffchick.livejournal.com]

Except... http://tsa-7.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/tsa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=254&p_created=1155227254&p_sid=XYR64Qei&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0xNiZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1 sure seems to suggest that that's all media hype, and not in fact the rules.

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Read my above reply to noralise.

It's not the rules. But that has never stopped the TSA goons from going overboard. And wouldn't put it past them to do so.

Supposedly they're not banning liquids on checked luggage either. But I've already relayed the one incident I know of where they HAVE done so.

[stormsoffury.livejournal.com]

Well I was going to be taking my external hard drive with all of my music with me to Cali, but since its not labled as an external drive, its just in a black plastic case...I think I will be UPS'ing it there and back. I cant count how many times I have gotten home this past year and a half after a trip to open my bag and finding a note telling me that "for your safety and the safety of other passengers, your bags have been randomly searched" ....Why do I need protection from my own luggage???

[perrrfect-angel.livejournal.com]

Back before the utter madness of 9/11, I flew with a large ceramic unicorn packed in my clothing (and a bit of foam). When I checked it in, I asked if they could inspect it then and seal it so no one would inspect it later, as the unicorn was a gift for a friend and I didn't want pottery shards all over, either. They gladly did this for me, and allowed me to repack it (in front of them), and sealed it.

I often wonder now if they would even consider letting this happen...

[gruamach.livejournal.com]

What about us poor schmucks that pack light enough to only need a carry-on?

Guess I'll just leave the iPod at home.
Oh no! What will I do!?!?
Maybe.....read a book, like I did the other 30+ years of air travel I did before iPods?

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

I still don't own an ipod. Have no interest in ever getting one.
I SLEEP when on airplanes.