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of someone who is legally flying with their firearm, and then due
to flight complications, must land in New Jersey or New York,
as travelers in this position have been arrested or threatened with
arrest. Once again, the Safe Passage provision only applies while
a person is traveling; as soon as they arrive at their destination and
cease their travels, the laws of that state control a person’s actions.
Remember: check all applicable state firearms laws before you
leave for your destination!
XI. AIR TRAVEL WITH A FIREARM
A. How do I legally travel with a firearm as a passenger on a
commercial airline?
It is legal to travel with firearms on commercial airlines so long as
the firearms transported are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided
container as checked baggage. Under federal law, the container
must be completely inaccessible to passengers. See 49 U.S.C. §
46505(b)(1). Further, under Transportation Security Administration
(“TSA”) rules, firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts, including
firearm frames, receivers, clips, and magazines, are prohibited
in carry-on baggage. Finally, “realistic replicas of firearms are
also prohibited in carry-on bags and must be packed in checked
baggage. Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on and checked bags.”
1. Firearms must be inaccessible
Federal law makes it a crime subject to fine, imprisonment for up
to 10 years, or both, if a person “when on, or attempting to get
on, an aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or
intrastate air transportation, has on or about the individual or the
property of the individual a concealed dangerous weapon that is
or would be accessible to the individual in flight.” See 49 U.S.C.
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