http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us http://lifehacker.com/5448014/pack-a-gun-to-protect-valuables-from-airline-theft-or-loss Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport I've always loved this site, this a great idea. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:53:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160097 Great idea... should go out and buy a starter gun. Not too sure I'd want my Glock in my luggage on some trips! Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:26:37 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160149 Bear in mind that possession of guns -- long guns, handguns, whatever -- in many countries is a crime. I don't know about starter guns, but my suspicion is that law enforcement officers in such countries aren't going to accept fine distinctions about whether it is a weapon or not. So as clever as this might seem on the surface, it could be a really troublesome thing in the end. Even if you convinced those foreign law enforcement people the starter gun was harmless, in the mean time they probably would also take possession of your kit and its "integrity" might be lost, so to speak. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:36:14 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160154 You are taking all the fun out of travel Neal =) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:40:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160155 Is this true or just an urban myth? Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:34:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160163 If it sounds too good to be true, etc. My main client would probably not appreciate my carrying a firearm when I travel for them. That said, I believe this is recommended for the 50 states only. The real problem are the airlines. They don't want you to carry-on much stuff. Therefore you need to check luggage. But that costs money. Then it might get stolen since we can't use real locks on the old Pelican case. It's just gotten silly. Silly. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:44:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160171 It's a great idea, but not sure how well this works abroad? Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:04:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160202 I wouldn't try it! Doesn't mater where heading. More likely I'd use a framed picture of some SEAL troopers. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:05:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160963 The assertion that it's "extra tracked" is dubious to me. I believe it is scanned at the counter, and all of the other standard points along the way as is the case with all other luggage. Nothing more, nothing less. The only difference I see is that this allows you to lock your luggage with non TSA locks, at airports where you normally wouldn't be able to (without the risk of them being cut anyways). I've known several people who have had their firearms lost/pilfered from their check in luggage. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/using-a-gun-to-safely-check-camera-gear-at-airport#160984