BigSteve57
Member
Please understand I wasn't happy about this or the other instances where this or similar happened.Your gun case is never supposed to be out of your sight while they check it. And you NEVER give out your combination; you open the case, they do their thing, you close and lock the case; it gets put in the baggage section.
I just conferred with my wife and we both recall my asking if I could open the case or at least be present while the case was inspected like I had previously experienced. The answer was no you can't go there it's a secure area...this happens all the time to those traveling for the military...there's no problem...or words to that effect. Again, my one experience where I personally opened the case and watched the inspection was traveling out of Dulles to South Africa.
I wonder if the NRA or some other gun rights organization would fund a BS trip for me to fly from BWI to Dulles and back. The purpose would be just to test whether or not the same kind of thing would occur and if it did, if I could successfully insist on personally opening the gun case and being present for the inspection. The answer just might be OK no key/combo no checked firearm. I'd love to blog about that adventure!