Texas-Book-Gun Law Armed And Educated - Flipbook - Page 379
• Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided
container and transported as checked baggage only. As
defined by 49 CFR 1540.5 a loaded firearm has a live round
of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the chamber or
cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm. Only the
passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock
unless TSA personnel request the key to open the firearm
container to ensure compliance with TSA regulations. You
may use any brand or type of lock to secure your firearm
case, including TSA-recognized locks.
• Bringing an unloaded firearm with accessible ammunition to
the security checkpoint carries the same civil penalty/fine as
bringing a loaded firearm to the checkpoint. You may find
information on civil penalties at the Civil Enforcement page.
• Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing
pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be
transported in checked baggage.
• Replica firearms, including firearm replicas that are toys,
may be transported in checked baggage only.
• Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on and checked baggage.
Warning: United States Code, Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 44, firearm
definition includes: any weapon (including a starter gun) which
will, or is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of
any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; and any
destructive device. As defined by 49 CFR 1540.5, a loaded firearm
has a live round of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the
chamber or cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm.
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