FYI if you have a license to carry

[frayedend]

Just an FYI...

 

I found out that the mere fact that I have a license to carry a firearm put me on some security list and it caused delays in my flight. First I had to get my boarding pass from a certain person and couldn't use a kiosk. Then my entire party got put in a long security line that does a very intensive search.

 

I have also heard that the security booths scan for gunpowder and if you have any on your clothes or shoes you will be stopped, searched and maybe not let on the plane. I was lucky to get this info early because it would have been very possible to be at the gun range the night before my flight and then have the same sneakers on the next day at the airport.

[ducklite]

My BIL has a carry permit and has never had any problems like you suggest. He flies almost every week for business.

 

My son does Civil War Reenactment. Want to talk about black powder? He rolls his own cartridges! Yet he's never set off the sniffers--although he's never flown with his gear either...

 

Anne

[frayedend]

Interesting, maybe I just look suspicious ;)

[SouthernCaribbean]

Interesting, maybe I just look suspicious ;)

 

Were you flying out of Logan?

[baz12]

I have had a full permit for 25 years, fly at least 4 times a year, never had a problem and fly in and out of bos, pvd, dca, mia & tpa

[Catnip]

Both my husband and I do, and have never experienced that. Of course, just going thru security these days is a major hassle! I'll give him a head's up on that, though. THanks!

[tazdeb]

I read in the USA today that begining this month stricter regulations are going into effect. For example, it will be against the rules to carry a cigarette lighter or matches on board anymore. Also, they are tightening the scanners to detect a less amount of metal. It means longer lines, but its for safety. They confiscate everything sharp, yet last week on a plane I was sitting next to a lady knitting with two 15inch sewing needles.

[Catnip]

Yeah, they confiscate my small, collapsible (sp?) umbrella, but allowed a teenager with a skateboard on!!! :eek: That makes a lot of sense. Like someone couldn't bludgeon a person with a skateboard.

I feel safer already............:mad:

[jdfloyd]

Also, they are tightening the scanners to detect a less amount of metal. It means longer lines, but its for safety.

 

I have a titanium plate about 2 1/2 inches long with about a dozen screws in my wrist. Do you think I'll have a problem? I will be wearing a splint on my arm also as I shattered my wrist about a mont ago.

[MTS]

Good to hear their being so cautious, and taking extra measures for our safety. Makes me feel better when I'm traveling. ;-)

 

MTS

[Fairsailing]

My name is close to somebody who is on the watch list, so I can't check in online or use a kiosk either. I asked how to avoid the hassle and was told to try adding a middle name or initial when I buy the ticket. Now that makes me feel good about security!

[scarletine]

I have a titanium plate about 2 1/2 inches long with about a dozen screws in my wrist. Do you think I'll have a problem? I will be wearing a splint on my arm also as I shattered my wrist about a mont ago.

I have a friend who has permanent metal rods along her spine due to the scoliosis she had at a young age. She's always had to carry a note from her doctor when she flew, even before security got tighter after 9/11. Might not hurt for you to do the same.

[MTS]

My name is close to somebody who is on the watch list, so I can't check in online or use a kiosk either. I asked how to avoid the hassle and was told to try adding a middle name or initial when I buy the ticket. Now that makes me feel good about security!

 

 

Hmmm....okay, well I was feeling better for a minute there. ;-)

 

MTS

[Nessa1dc]

I appreciate the extra security

[Catnip]

some do, some don't :rolleyes:

[mojo4trav]

My name is close to somebody who is on the watch list, so I can't check in online or use a kiosk either. I asked how to avoid the hassle and was told to try adding a middle name or initial when I buy the ticket. Now that makes me feel good about security!

 

The computer system that scans the manifests looks at millions of records, and it is far from perfect. The 'good of the many' prevails these days.

[Pumbaamd]

We were going thru security in Orlando after a Disney World vacation. The screener asked me if I had any explosives in my very small carry on bag. She detected traces of them and of course searched the bag. This was the same bag we took to the fireworks show at Epcot the night before. Debris from the fireworks fell on to the bag and remained there.

[Guest OBAYbee]

I have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and I travel a lot. Never heard of such a thing. Were you packing a weapon either on your person or in your luggage? My brother hunts and ships his rifle when he goes on a plane. The only difference is that an armed guard retrieves it for you and escorts you to the exit.

[teach01]

My daughter had scoliosis surgery Aug. 2003. We traveled to LA from Philly last summer and although she has steel rods in her back, she did not set off the detectors. Not that this fits here but because of the surgery she cannot go to the dentist with out first taking 3 large antibiotic pills!!!!

[rascalious]

I have had a Federal Fireams License in the past and currently have a Texas Carry Concealed License. I reload and shoot trap. I have never encountered any problems traveling. I am not worried, the feds and the state have my fingerprints, photo, and full background checks. I wouldn't be able to steal a pack of gum without them knowing who did it - LOL! That' fine with me, I am a law abiding, God-fearing citizen!

[lisajoy]

I guesss what I want to know is why do you need to carry a concealed weapon? Are you law inforcement? If not why do you need to carry it?

[rascalious]

I guesss what I want to know is why do you need to carry a concealed weapon? Are you law inforcement? If not why do you need to carry it?

 

Because some people recognize a need for personal and family protection. My state and others passed laws that allow one to complete a training course and background checks to obtain this privilege. You may not agree with it personally, and it is a decision not taken lightly. There are serious consequences for even displaying one's firearm and the use of deadly force has very strict requirements - as it should.

It may have to do a lot with being brought up in a generation and a part of the country where firearms were considered a GOOD thing. If you believe otherwise, then by all means, do not buy a firearm you do not intend to become proficient with or would hesitate to use in a life or death situation.

[rascalious]

I guesss what I want to know is why do you need to carry a concealed weapon? Are you law inforcement? If not why do you need to carry it?

 

I failed to add the fact that prior to the new laws, many people were commonly carrying firearms for protection in their vehicles. This was perfectly legal here in Texas, as long as you could prove you were "traveling". The 100 year-old laws were sometimes loosely interpretted by the "traveler" or inconsistently enforced by law enforcement. Since one had to remove the firearm from the vehicle once you arrived at your destination, confusion existed. Do you leave it in a motel room to be stolen???

 

This is a big state and people are very dependent on personal vehicular transportation. It is not uncommon to encounter 100+ mile stretches of sparsely populated highways. I for one would not feel safe being broken-down and stranded without some form of protection. I surely am not going to rely solely on a timely response from law enforcement

 

The new law allows you to carry that firearm "on or about your person" without having to meet the "traveling" criteria. As long as you can present a Carry Concealed License (which you are required to do), you are fine in the eyes of the law (afterall, it is Texas Dep't of Public Safety that trains the Instructors for the CCW License, does the fingerprints and background checks and issues the CCW License)). Now, however, if you get stopped for any reason whatsoever and you do not have a carry permit - you will face a very serious and costly illegal weapons possession charge. The burned-out tail lamp is now the least of your problems.

 

Please excuse me while I don my flame retardant suit....

[Catnip]

Rascalious,

I'm with you! My husband and I both have a concealed carry permit. You never know what might happen, and I would rather be safe than sorry.

If someone doesn't like firearms, it's simple--don't buy one! ;)

[rascalious]

Rascalious,

I'm with you! My husband and I both have a concealed carry permit. You never know what might happen, and I would rather be safe than sorry.

If someone doesn't like firearms, it's simple--don't buy one! ;)

 

Indeed!

 

It's sad that it took a tragic situation to bring these laws before the state legislature. The laws in Texas were passed, in the aftermath of the random killings in a Luby's Cafeteria (Killeen, TX). If I recall, the shooter crashed his truck into the cafeteria and shot about 30 people. One of the main lobbyist for this law was the adult daughter of a couple that was killed. She had to helplessly watch her parents and others murdered. Where was her handgun? Outside in the car. She testified before the state law-makers, that had she had the legal right to carry - she could have maybe changed the outcome.

 

Here are two articles: http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/164415

 

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/first100/1001214