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Thumbcocker

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American tourist facing possible 12-year prison sentence after ammo found in luggage in Turks and Caicos

Ryan Watson could face at least 12 years in prison in Turks and Caicos after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on.
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This reminds me of the stories of U.S. citizens showing up at the Canadian border with handguns yelling about the Second Amendment guaranteeing their right to bear arms. U. S. Law stops at the border and a Seal team ain't coming to break you out of prison in another country for violating that country's laws.
 
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oscarflytyer

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When they started doing the powder brushing of carry-ons, I was stressed every time I traveled. Was always worried that some leftover powder residue would find it's way... Never did than goodness. And NEVER used the same bag for gun related hobby aspects that I would travel with.
 
CZ93X62

CZ93X62

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Yeah, Kalifornistan offers enough in the way of adventure travel 24/7/365.

Speaking of driving......as of 1 P.M. today I am better able to do that now. I just had steps installed on my F-250 4x4 that allow much better cab access for all of us. It has OEM frame height and tires, it's just BIG.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
I worried about it when I flew to Great Lakes. I worked in an Ammo depot and it's likely that at some level everything I owned had variations from nitrocellulose to exotic GI TNT and maybe DU dust .
 
JWinAZ

JWinAZ

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Brad said:
I don’t use my travel bags for the range and my range bags are not used for travel.
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Darn good practice. I left a bag of empties in a "dual purpose" bag, x-ray picked them up. Fortunately sanity prevailed and I traded the empties for clearance to board. I also worried about residue from my work, function testing of various explosive devices, making on to my bag, clothing etc. I was careful about washing up and never had a problem. Here in the southwest travelers have to be careful with what they have with them going into Mexico. I worried about taking recently purchased used cars through the Border Patrol checkpoints. Would the drug dogs alert on a previous owners contraband residue? Never had a problem though.
 
Matt_G

Matt_G

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RicinYakima said:
My solution is to never get on public transportation. If I can't drive there, I'm not going.
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You took the words right out of my mouth Ric.
I have no desire to get on an airplane again.
The last time I flew was when I was still working for Continental Airlines.
I went to the 1991 running of the Indy 500.
The flight to get back home was the last time I was on one.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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It really comes down to checking (inspecting) your own luggage. Some people just seem to bumble through life. They grab a bag at the last minute, stuff some clothes in it and dash for the airport. They know what they put in the bag, but they don’t know what was already in the bag. These are the people that getting to the airport on time is dependent on the number of green traffic lights they encounter on the way. These are the people that store their electronic boarding pass on their phone but the phone dies at the gate because they’ve been on Tik-Toc and Instagram for the last 30 minutes. They are not squared-away, in fact, they are the exact opposite of squared-away. We’ve all met these people, and their lives are a series of chaotic exercises. They’re not evil and they have zero criminal intent but thinking ahead is just not their forte. They can barely get by in the moment.

As for the explosives residue testing at an airport security checkpoint, at worst, it might lead to more scrutiny. A positive test result is not criminal, but it will lead to greater scrutiny. A pat down and a physical inspection of your bag isn’t the end of the world.
 
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RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Work badge in hand was a significant asset , but ultimately unnecessary. It was weird I expected that to be the hiccup. I cant fly anywhere on time with more than one connection . Usually an overnight on the return.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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RBHarter said:
I cant fly anywhere on time with more than one connection . Usually an overnight on the return.
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Schedule the earliest flight possible and avoid connecting flights when possible. If you must connect, build in at least 2 hours for connections for domestic flights and considerably more for international flights if you must go through customs to make the connection.

The first flights of the day generally depart on time unless there's an equipment problem. After that, the delays throughout the day are cumulative. Plus, as the day progresses, the adult passengers get drunker, the children get whinier, and the crews get less tolerant (with good reason).
 
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LEC Guy

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Any country that treats it's citizens like subjects I avoid. I really don't want to give them any of my travel money. I'll just stay home and cast bullets!

Bruce
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
I went to Dallas for an AA interview caught a 9:30 commuter into LAX 12:15 LA to PHX & a 2:15 to Dallas .......... At 6:30 in burbs of DFW I got to my room . It must have the NW 1/4 of FW as the BBQ place was under 35E and another block from the motel .
I went to the interview and missed the shuttle back to the airport by about 150 seconds for the 11:00 flight . No problem there was a 4:00 flight ......
Thunderstorms at PHX shut it down at 2:30 and cancelled the 4:00 flight at 3:30 . I ended up staying over another night and getting on the 7:00 am to LA .

The same thing happened on the Chicago to Reno only I had a choice of overnight in PHX or Vegas .
 
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Petrol & Powder

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We could all fill pages with stories of success and failures involving air travel. It is the price you pay for speeds in excess of 500 mph. :)

I will say that experience helps a lot. Treating people with respect is always the way to go. And in the end, sometimes it's just going to suck no matter what, in those cases, a good attitude will carry the day.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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Brad said:
I fly because I want to do something on the other end. It is just a form of transportation.
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And it's a fast mode of transportation.
Air travel has it's downsides, and we all know them. But there are pluses as well. There's a balance in there, you have to decide for yourself.
 
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