"Guns.com is reporting that Delta Airlines has quietly changed its policy related to passengers who are flying with guns. According to the NBC Affiliate in Fort Lauderdale
The airline will now have special tags to alert ground handlers to not put bags carrying weapons on the general carousel.
The baggage will go directly to a baggage service agent who is required to perform an ID check on the passenger who picks up the luggage, sources told NBC 6. The agent must then use zip ties to secure the bag.
This policy was apparently implemented after the shooting that occurred in the Fort Lauderdale airport, after the criminal retrieved his luggage, went to the bathroom to load his firearm and then proceeded to murder five people and injure six others.
Interestingly enough, it appears that Delta may be in violation of federal law by implementing such a policy."
18 U.S.C. § 922(e) provides: .... read more at: https://blog.princelaw.com/2017/04/...gage-containing-firearms-violate-federal-law/
The airline will now have special tags to alert ground handlers to not put bags carrying weapons on the general carousel.
The baggage will go directly to a baggage service agent who is required to perform an ID check on the passenger who picks up the luggage, sources told NBC 6. The agent must then use zip ties to secure the bag.
This policy was apparently implemented after the shooting that occurred in the Fort Lauderdale airport, after the criminal retrieved his luggage, went to the bathroom to load his firearm and then proceeded to murder five people and injure six others.
Interestingly enough, it appears that Delta may be in violation of federal law by implementing such a policy."
18 U.S.C. § 922(e) provides: .... read more at: https://blog.princelaw.com/2017/04/...gage-containing-firearms-violate-federal-law/
