When going to the airport, have your guns secured per airline/TSA regulations (assume the position and prepare to be photographed nude and molested/groped). Don't fiddle with your gun in the parking lot, especially if you're overweight or drive a small car because the lack of space may cause you to have an accident. You can get bruised and some guy at Red's Range in Austin accidentally shot himself in the parking lot because he was fiddling with his gun in his car. Have an armed friend go to the airport with you (somebody has to drive you to the airport). When arriving at the airport, have an armed friend pick you up. Although it is legal to be armed in the unsecured area of the airport in Texas, be careful in other states as this may be illegal in other states.
At gun shows, just wear a poncho. In summer, I put the poncho in my backpack at gun shows. You can buy a poncho at any flea market or touristy Mexican place or online. You can buy a rain poncho in any sporting goods store. When going to a gun show, Israeli carry the gun by NOT chambering a round when carrying to the gun show. This makes it easier to unload the weapon under your poncho without having to drop a round on the ground when clearing the chamber. When leaving a gun show, you may chamber a round and holster the weapon under the poncho.
When arriving in a high crime gun banned city such as Los Angeles or Bogota, be sure not to get into a cab at the airport. Muggers driving gypsy cabs with fake licenses abound in places like Mexico DF, Bogota or Phnom Penh (just kidding about LA
). Book in advance for an armored car. Give them a secret code for verification. Before getting into the car with the guy holding up a sign with your name (especially if it is a common name like "Smith"), ask for the secret code word. Have the same armored car and driver drop you off at the airport (don't gamble on a new car/driver. tip the driver well and ask for his name.). You don't need the armored car routine in a low crime destination like Zurich, Hong Kong or Narita. For weapons banned areas, train in Krav Maga and carry a Mag Lite (big metal flashlight).Also, when visiting dangerous 3rd world banana republics with bad traffic and a reputation for kidnapping Americans, consider NOT going by land and booking a helicopter to take you to your destination instead. In college, I had a college professor who scoffed at my idea to take a heli to see the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. She went by bus and was killed. I flew there directly by chopper from the international airport. At Angkor Wat, I told the pilot to keep the chopper engine running and took his flight control stick with me (to ensure that he doesn't leave without me when trouble starts, i tipped him a big chunk of change for him to accept this.). I visited Cambodia and left the same day, didn't even have to stay in a crummy prostitute/drugs infested Cambodian roach hotel.
To determine whether or not the armored car routine is needed, look at the following murder statistic web pages:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... icide_rate" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Be careful! Some American cities are more dangerous than most 3rd World destinations! For example, New Orleans and Baltimore are more dangerous than Bogota, Colombia!
Multiply the USA cities murder statistics page by 100 to compare it with the international murder statistics page because the international page is crime per 100,000 population and the USA page is crime per 1,000 population. Have fun getting raped by the Rapiscan at the airport!