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wayneinFL · August 19, 2012, 03:57 AM

Does the TSA use the same firearm definition as BATFE?

I just ordered a couple of conversion kits for my Sig P250.

If the TSA uses the same definition as ATF- that the firearm is the frame, then only the frame has to be in the locked hard-sided container. Everything else is just parts and could be located elsewhere in the checked baggage.

But if they define the firearm as the frame and parts, I have to use a bigger case, and get everything locked in there.

Has anyone here flown with firearm parts, outside a locked container, in checked baggage?

August 19, 2012, 03:57 AM	#1
wayneinFL Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2004 Posts: 1,944	TSA- firearms definition? Does the TSA use the same firearm definition as BATFE? I just ordered a couple of conversion kits for my Sig P250. If the TSA uses the same definition as ATF- that the firearm is the frame, then only the frame has to be in the locked hard-sided container. Everything else is just parts and could be located elsewhere in the checked baggage. But if they define the firearm as the frame and parts, I have to use a bigger case, and get everything locked in there. Has anyone here flown with firearm parts, outside a locked container, in checked baggage?