Top 10 Tips..Air Travel...Buy a gun

[sgerry]

#7 on their list:



http://consumerist.com/2010/06/top-1...-the-butt.html



7. Pack a Starter Pistol (or Actual Gun) to Protect Valuables
This one's a bit odd, but Lifehacker says that by packing a starter pistol or bona fide handgun in the same bag as your most precious cargo (and of course declaring and filling out the necessary form) will help ensure that said luggage is given some extra attention when it's being carted around and stowed. But as the site says, "Buying a firearm, even a starter pistol, is nothing to take too lightly, and if you're in a rush, it's probably not the most efficient way through security."



Really?

[Robby]

Sorry to say, your link does not work? I worked around airports for over 30 years, and have traveled with guns in my bags. The only special handling I got was paperwork, and TSA looking at me as, (why does he need 4 guns??)

[sgerry]

Link fixed.

[dcphoto]

Somebody at lifehacker needs to actually try flying with a handgun before they post this nonsense. The airlines don't put any kind of label on your bag saying there is a firearm inside, so it couldn't possibly get any kind of special treatment.

In fact, my bag was lost on a flight (thanks United!) from Louisiana to Montana with my PT1911 packed in it. It took 2 days for them to get my bag back to me.