Hey guys, I have a question for the esteemed assembly. I live here in NJ and I travel on business to Houston TX occasionaly as well as back to Idaho to visit family. Generally, I travel with a handgun (or 2) and carry concealed (although I have carried openly in Idaho when out hiking and such, no one cares in the least there trust me). I have a florida non-res and an Idaho non-res and of course the NJ FID card. Now I have have done this several times (I declare it, lock it in a case, keep the ammo seperate and locked, etc. etc) and I have never had a problem. I know the laws.

 

No one at Newark airport has ever asked me why I am transporting the handgun, but I intend to say in all honestly that I plan on doing some recreational shooting at my destination (which I do in fact do), but like I said no one has ever asked and I've never had any issue other than some delay.

 

Has anyone had a problem at the Newark Airport? Am I asking for trouble doing this? Am I going to run afoul of one of NJ's "exceptions" in transporting the firearm and end up like Brian Aitken if the wrong Port Authority guy sees it?

 

I taking another trip to Texas in a couple of weeks. I've talked to lawyers and cops about this and gotten various opinions.

 

Has anyone had any trouble in Newark airport?

So far I have only flown out of EWR with a handgun once and had no problems whatsoever. Only thing is give yourself a little more time. Unlike other airports where the gate agent will have you open the case to put the tag in, at EWR, they will take you to TSA, they will take the bag into a room along with your key while you wait outside. Then they will come back a minute or 2 later with your key and you're on your way.

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Does that mean you cannot place your handgun case (locked) inside your travel suitcase? Does the TSA put it back in there? How do you know the case is locked and the gun still in it if all you get bback is the key?

 

Something seems wrong with my understanding - I hope!

I often ask this same question just to get feedback from as many as possible. Do you usually travel with hollowpoints, and are there any issues?

 

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Does that mean you cannot place your handgun case (locked) inside your travel suitcase? Does the TSA put it back in there? How do you know the case is locked and the gun still in it if all you get bback is the key?

 

Something seems wrong with my understanding - I hope!

 

Everytime I've done it, I open the suitcase and then I open the locked cased inside. TSA looks at it, asks me if it's loaded and puts a little orange or pink "declared" tag on it. Then I lock everything back up and it goes through the X-ray.

Then I go through the normal security line and that's that.

I often ask this same question just to get feedback from as many as possible. Do you usually travel with hollowpoints, and are there any issues?

 

Thanks

 

I did occasionally carry hollowpoints for awhile but I stopped and I always go with hornady critical defense now. I could never find that Federal EFMJ people talk about. Nobody has ever asked about the ammo but they have seen it.

Everytime I've done it, I open the suitcase and then I open the locked cased inside. TSA looks at it, asks me if it's loaded and puts a little orange or pink "declared" tag on it. Then I lock everything back up and it goes through the X-ray.

Then I go through the normal security line and that's that.

 

 

This is the way it worked in Phoenix.

 

I carries hollowpoints. No one even asked about the ammo.

I did occasionally carry hollowpoints for awhile but I stopped and I always go with hornady critical defense now. I could never find that Federal EFMJ people talk about. Nobody has ever asked about the ammo but they have seen it.

 

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Fly out of Allentown, PA. There is no question that they won't give a crap.

 

It could add zero to two hours to your flight. Or anywhere in-between.

 

But - you pull up to the airport and park for $7/day. 100 yards max from the terminal. Never a lack of parking, no shuttle required. AND YOU PULL UP 1 HOUR MAX BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE OFF. Then you go through security in zero to 15 minutes and screw around for 45 minutes waiting to take off.

 

The connection you have to make due to flying out of Allentown, and the travel, is wiped out by the convenience, speed, and complete lack of BS or thousands of scummy people. Plus, you know they don't care about your guns or ammo in any way.

 

Price and unbelievable nonsense: Very interesting story. I know a guy in NJ that was considering flying to Pittsburg PA instead of driving. He got the price to fly out of Newark, about $750. He didn't want to drive to A-Town (45 minutes) but I talked him into checking it out since he would actually get there sooner on a trip with no connection. The price was around $200. He checked the itinerary, and it turns out he was going to drive to Allentown, they were going to put him on a bus, take him to Newark, and get on the same flight at the same date and time that was priced at around $750 if he departed Newark to begin with.

 

Same flight but $550 cheaper if you get on a bus in Allentown first. Newark blows the goats.

out of Allentown, and the travel, is wiped out by the convenience, speed, and complete lack of BS or thousands of scummy people. Plus, you know they don't care about your guns or ammo in any way.

 

Price and unbelievable nonsense: Very interesting story. I know a guy in NJ that was considering flying to Pittsburg PA instead of driving. He got the price to fly out of Newark, about $750. He didn't want to drive to A-Town (45 minutes) but I talked him into checking it out since he would actually get there sooner on a trip with no connection. The price was around $200. He checked the itinerary, and it turns out he was going to drive to Allentown, they were going to put him on a bus, take him to Newark, and get on the same flight at the same date and time that was priced at around $750 if he departed Newark to begin with.

 

Same flight but $550 cheaper if you get on a bus in Allentown first. Newark blows the goats.

 

ever airport have crazy stuff like that. I saw a flight to Dublin out of EWR for $1200. Flight out of PHL was $800 but you had to take one stop. The stop was at EWR.

No known issue for EWR if you are a jersey resident. I personally flew out of ACY with firearms and no issues.

Thank you so much for the responses. I will in fact be travelling to texas tomorrow, but i wont be carrying my pistol in my luggage on this trip since my route will be a little circuitous. Im extremely paranoid about running afoul of nj gun laws. I think ill just apply for a carry permit. It cant be that hard, since all these fine gentlemen from newark obviously have permits...

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=1yRRgaVLIZ4

 

Lol. Seriously though thanks to all for the help. I will look into the allentown route, but my employer pays for most of my travel.