![]() ![]() Ammunition must be in its original container/box, even if the box is partially full, and the ammunition should be placed inside the hard-side case next to the unloaded firearm. Ammunition cannot be loose or in a zip-top bag. ![]() ![]() The proper way to pack a firearm is unloaded, packed in a hard-side case and locked. Eighty-four percent of the guns caught in 2017 were loaded. A typical first offense for carrying a handgun into a checkpoint is $3,900.” The complete list of penalties is posted online.Īltogether, 3,957 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the nation in 2017, averaging about 11 firearms per day, approximately a 17 percent increase in firearm discoveries from the total of 3,391 detected in 2016. In addition, TSA has the authority to assess civil penalties of up to $13,000 for weapons violations. “Even travelers with firearm permits are not allowed to bring guns onto airplanes. “Individuals who bring firearms to the checkpoint are subject to possible criminal charges from law enforcement,” says TSA’s Upstate New York federal security director Bart R. Weapons-including firearms, firearm parts and ammunition-are not permitted in carry-on bags, but can be transported in checked bags if they are unloaded, properly packed and declared to the airline. Passengers are responsible for the contents of bags they bring to the security checkpoint and the best advice for passengers is to look through bags thoroughly before coming to the airport to make sure there are no illegal or prohibited items. The right way is to declare the firearm with your airline. The wrong way is to bring a firearm to a checkpoint. – Travelers continue to show up at Upstate New York airport checkpoints with firearms and the Transportation Security Administration and the Albany County Sheriff’s Department want to remind travelers that there is a right way and a wrong way to travel with a firearm on an airplane. ![]()
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