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http://nypost.com/2016/03/21/loaded-hig ... k-airport/

I'm going to assume the guy left the mag in his luggage by mistake and wasn't planning to smuggle, hijack, or commit an act of terror.

My range bags are for range use only. And I never take any other luggage I might use for air travel to the gun range. I would hate to get swabbed at security and have the bag show signs of gun shot residue or other suspicious traces.

I do a full bag dump and search at home before air travel anyway. Just in case there's a forgotten blade or other banned item left tucked away in a suitcase pocket. Same for the night before jury duty or visit to a government building with a security checkpoint.

TxChinaman wrote:
My range bags are for range use only. And I never take any other luggage I might use for air travel to the gun range. I would hate to get swabbed at security and have the bag show signs of gun shot residue or other suspicious traces.

Yep, same here. A good friend of mine who's a cop, even, went flying using his range bag as carry-on. They swabbed it and the powder residue showed positive for explosives.

He was let through eventually but it was a hell of a hassle and delay.

I fly maybe once every two years. So I don't even handle any ammo or reloading or shooting at least a week before flying. I do everything I can to avoid a hassle with TSA.

We should all feel safer. That mag might have reached its destination, and pretty much nothing might have happened.

I have a sterile set of bags for air travel only. None of my guns, ammo, or knives get near them. When I fly I just pack those bags and go, no need to search every nook and cranny for stuff that can get me arrested.

My range bag goes to the range and nowhere else. I'll often find a stray .22LR round or some other such thing caught in the seams.