No. You don't take firearms through TSA checkpoints. You check them at the baggage counter. And then pray they don't get stolen. Although I've only had firearms stolen when flying through SJU.
> You check them at the baggage counter. And then pray they don't get stolen.
I've heard of people traveling with expensive camera gear putting a starter pistol with their checked luggage, because if you declared a baggage as having a gun they can't open it without you being present. Of course this won't deter a sufficiently motivated thief, but it does prevent someone with sticky fingers swiping your stuff during a "random inspection".
I've had firearms stolen from my luggage on 3 different occasions. SJU was the common denominator each time. They were small handguns. They just took the entire case. Even damaging my luggage when I tried to attach the case to my luggage.
The other details of the case - Googling how to do it on school computers, being the original source of the video, being under investigation for stealing from the school by the victim - don't exactly scream "criminal mastermind".
> You may transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only. Declare the firearm and/or ammunition to the airline when checking your bag at the ticket counter.
I think the real news is the way he was condemned by the media before the audio had been properly analyzed. Guilty until proven innocent seems to be the way these days.
Yeah, and the original article from two weeks earlier (linked in an early paragraph) was similarly cautious; "may be fake" in the headline, "WJZ is choosing not to publish the recording at this time because we are unable to verify the authenticity of it...", etc.
They can't really just ignore such a story, but they certainly seem to have had their spidey sense up about this one.
I would hope a lesson might be "we negatively impacted this man and we did so without knowing all the facts, we should do better next time". I'm idealistic.
"If there's one thing to learn from all of human history, it's that we've never learned a single goddamn thing from all of human history." - Robert Evans, a podcaster (Behind the Bastards)
Will we reach a point in the not too distant future where we will legitimately not be able to tell that a video is AI generated? Or do you think there will always be markers?
Heaven help us when someone with half a brain tries the same stunt.
I've heard of people traveling with expensive camera gear putting a starter pistol with their checked luggage, because if you declared a baggage as having a gun they can't open it without you being present. Of course this won't deter a sufficiently motivated thief, but it does prevent someone with sticky fingers swiping your stuff during a "random inspection".
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-tourist-faces-12-yea...
“You may use any brand or type of lock to secure your firearm case, including TSA-recognized locks.”
Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunit...
The other details of the case - Googling how to do it on school computers, being the original source of the video, being under investigation for stealing from the school by the victim - don't exactly scream "criminal mastermind".
From: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunit...
Could you elaborate on what you mean by bringing them through TSA?
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-co-schools-...
Alleged, "speculation that the recording was generated using AI", "we need more information", etc.
They can't really just ignore such a story, but they certainly seem to have had their spidey sense up about this one.
Sometimes it can be obvious
The perpetrator and instigator of the problem has been caught and is highly likely to be punished for it.
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40158183