On Jul 29, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Joseph E. Olson wrote:
Here is a copy of the US DOJ letter to Congressman Don Young stating
that the NYC practice violates 18 USC 926A.
http://www.anjrpc.org/DefendingYourRights/us%20letter.pdf
"The Department of Justice agrees that the provisions of section
926A apply to the
situation set forth above assuming: (1) the person is traveling from
somewhere he lawfully may
possess and carry a firearm; (2) en route to the airport the firearm
is unloaded and not accessible
from the passenger compartment of his car; (3) the person transports
the firearm directly from his
vehicle to the airline check-in desk without any interuption in the
transportation; and (4) while
carrying the firearm to the check-in desk it is unloaded and in a
locked container. This
interpretation reflects the apparent congressional intent in
enacting this provision, while allowing
State and local law enforcement to continue to enforce their
firearms laws aggressively to
promote public safety. We will inform the applicable law enforcement
authorities of our
interpretation of section 926A."
But this letter does not, in fact, cover the circumstances of this case.
It seems to be written to cover the case of (for example) a PA
resident packing his gun in his bags, driving to his closest airport
in NY or NJ, checking his gun, and taking a flight out of the state.
What happened here is that the traveler had a connection in NY or NJ,
and was handed back his bags during the connection. This letter seems
carefully worded to avoid addressing that case entirely.
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