Transporting handgun on airplane.

[CSACANNONEER]

There was a super long thread about this a week ago. People are trained on SOP not gun handling. Virgin ticketing counter asked me to open my long gun case, which I did, she looked, and said thanks. TSA agent felt the foam and relocked it. 10lbs ammo though, that sucks, its 380 rounds of .223. I had to mail the rest.

I hope that you are joking about mailing ammo. That would be a federal crime!

[packnrat]

It is legal to ups a gun to your self, one address to another
Could be less hasle then dealing with the airports
.

[Fjold]

I hope that you are joking about mailing ammo. That would be a federal crime!

USPS regulations:

10.0 Hazardous Materials
10.1 Definitions
The following definitions apply:

a. Hazardous material is any article or substance designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as being capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property during transportation. In international commerce, hazardous materials are known as "dangerous goods."

b. Limited quantity is the maximum amount of a specific hazardous material that is exempted from the labeling or packaging requirements in 49 CFR. Not every hazardous material is eligible to be shipped as a limited quantity. Almost all limited quantity materials are nonmailable.

c. ORM-D (Other Regulated Material) material is a limited quantity of a hazardous material that presents a limited hazard during transportation due to its form, quantity, and packaging. In almost all instances, the proper shipping name for an ORM-D material is consumer commodity. Not all hazardous material permitted to be shipped as a limited quantity can qualify as an ORM-D material. ORM-D materials having the proper shipping name of "consumer commodity" are mailable subject to USPS quantity and packaging standards.

[Casual Observer]

It is legal to ups a gun to your self, one address to another
Could be less hasle then dealing with the airports
.

A useful tip if you're planning on taking more than 1 long gun. Ship the gun a day or two before your trip and it should be at your destination waiting for you.

Just be sure you're shipping it to yourself.

[joelogic]

By mail, I did not mean USPS. To be more exact I shipped it ORM-D via UPS.

[CSACANNONEER]

USPS regulations:

10.0 Hazardous Materials
10.1 Definitions
The following definitions apply:

a. Hazardous material is any article or substance designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as being capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property during transportation. In international commerce, hazardous materials are known as "dangerous goods."

b. Limited quantity is the maximum amount of a specific hazardous material that is exempted from the labeling or packaging requirements in 49 CFR. Not every hazardous material is eligible to be shipped as a limited quantity. Almost all limited quantity materials are nonmailable.

c. ORM-D (Other Regulated Material) material is a limited quantity of a hazardous material that presents a limited hazard during transportation due to its form, quantity, and packaging. In almost all instances, the proper shipping name for an ORM-D material is consumer commodity. Not all hazardous material permitted to be shipped as a limited quantity can qualify as an ORM-D material. ORM-D materials having the proper shipping name of "consumer commodity" are mailable subject to USPS quantity and packaging standards.

Thanks Frank. I could be wrong but, I still think that ammo is not allowed to be sent through the USPS. Although, it may be legal if it's marked properly. There are signs in every post office which say ammo is not allowed to go through the mail.

[n556]

Wait.. I thought it was illegal to have a firearm period around an airport? or was that a temporary thing after 9-11?

I remember some guy getting in hot trouble because he had an unloaded gun in his trunk at LAX(I could be wrong)

[Casual Observer]

Wait.. I thought it was illegal to have a firearm period around an airport? or was that a temporary thing after 9-11?

I remember some guy getting in hot trouble because he had an unloaded gun in his trunk at LAX(I could be wrong)

There are certain areas where you can not have a loaded firearm without the proper ID (e.g.- LEO credentials)

Transporting an unloaded firearm in a locked container, IIRC, is legal pretty much everywhere. How else are you supposed to go from A to B ?