Looks like guns will be allowed soon (though not soon enough) in checked baggage on Amtrak.
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Guns in checked baggage on Amtrak
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PappaGun
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Guns in checked baggage on Amtrak
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Re: Guns in checked baggage on Amtrak
I looked, out of curiosity, one time at AmTrak fares. IIRC, I could just about afford to fly everywhere and buy a new gun upon landing for what the AmTrak tickets cost. But In so doing, I would miss the "romance of the rails", I reckon.
Alas, so many places, so little time...and money.
Alas, so many places, so little time...and money.
Re: Guns in checked baggage on Amtrak
Yes, but due to a typo in the law, it requires passengers who carry firearms aboard Amtrak be locked in boxes for their journey.
That's the passenger, not the gun. See this thread: http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30180
That's the passenger, not the gun. See this thread: http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30180
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"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms" - Aristotle