Ft Lauderdale Shooter Claimed To Be Shown Isis Videos By Government

[Peter Lemkin]

Have I missed some important logic? Is there a reason that firearms are allowed in stowed baggage on airliners?

I don't think your logic is astray, the USA is insane when it comes to guns.....read and weep. These are the TSA guidelines; different airlines have slightly different rules...but essentially it is just fine if unloaded and declared. His gun was transported unloaded and declared [i.e., legally]. He went into the bathroom in the same room as the baggage return, loaded his gun and started shooting/killing.::bigguns:: Don't try this is most of the rest of the Planet. They really don't like bazookas nor mortars, but you can bring any number of damn big and powerful sidearms and longarms, even fully automatic weapons in most states - not all.

http://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-f...ammunition

Transporting Firearms and Ammunition









You may transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only. Declare the firearm and/or ammunition to the airline when checking your bag at the ticket counter. The container must completely secure the firearm from being accessed. Locked cases that can be easily opened are not permitted. Be aware that the container the firearm was in when purchased may not adequately secure the firearm when it is transported in checked baggage.
Contact the TSA Contact Center with questions you have regarding TSA firearm regulations and for clarification on what you may or may not transport in your carry-on or checked baggage.
Firearms

• When traveling, comply with the laws concerning possession of firearms as they vary by local, state and international governments.
  
• Declare each firearm each time you present it for transport as checked baggage. Ask your airline about limitations or fees that may apply.
  
• Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only. Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock.
  
• Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.
  
• Replica firearms, including firearm replicas that are toys, may be transported in checked baggage only.
  
• Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on and checked baggage.
  

United States Code, Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 44, firearm definitions includes: any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, or is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; and any destructive device. As defined by 49 CFR 1540.5 a loaded firearm has a live round of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the chamber or cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm.
Ammunition

• Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.
  
• Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm. Read the requirements governing the transport of ammunition in checked baggage as defined by 49 CFR 175.10 (a)(8).
  
• Small arms ammunition, including ammunition not exceeding .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge, may be carried in the same hard-sided case as the firearm.