Unfortunately, not declaring them..

 

The number of firearms detected at airport checkpoints has continued to climb since 2007, the Transportation Security Administration says. The agency last year found an average of nearly four guns a day, most of them discovered in carry-on bags, it says. Most travelers found with a gun say they had forgotten about it, the TSA says.

 

http://travel.usatod...orts/52457066/1

What kind of problems would this cause for the people caught with guns? Assuming the guns that were not declared are legal, would the owner merely be delayed for a while, or would they be in some sort of legal trouble?

What kind of problems would this cause for the people caught with guns? Assuming the guns that were not declared are legal, would the owner merely be delayed for a while, or would they be in some sort of legal trouble?

 

They can be arrested and charged criminally.

HEH I almost found out the hard way about this. Flying back home from Florida on Monday I almost forgot to tell the ticket agent I had guns with me because I missed an exit and was running late. Guy was really cool about it but was telling me how recently a cop flying forgot to declare her guns and they fined her 1000 bucks right on the spot. He said it can be up to 25,000 dollars in fines and jail time.

 

Glad I remembered

According to the article, most of them were found in carry-on luggage, not checked bags. Try and go through security with a gun in your carry-on and then say, ooops, I forgot to declare it. As Griz said, you're going to jail.