TSA and airline rules for weapons following Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport shooting

• Esteban Santiago, 26, opened hearth at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport at present
• Santiago was inside his rights to hold his gun unloaded in his checked baggage
• Firearms and ammunition have to be carried in checked baggage solely 

By Forrest Hanson For Dailymail.com

Printed: 01:05 EST, 7 January 2017 | Up to date: 11:02 EST, 7 January 2017

A lone shooter opened hearth at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport in Florida this afternoon.

Esteban Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq struggle veteran, claimed his bag, went to the lavatory to load his handgun after which began capturing individuals, killing 5 and wounding eight. 

Santiago was inside his rights to hold his gun unloaded in his checked baggage.

The TSA's guidelines state firearm have to be unloaded and positioned in a locked hard-sided container that fully secures the firearm as checked baggage.

Esteban Santiago, 26, killed 5 individuals and wounded eight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport in Florida this afternoon

His firearm would have needed to have been declared on the counter. 

Ammunition may additionally solely go in checked baggage, both in a safe field or in the identical hard-sided case as a firearm.

It's the accountability of the traveler to know particular state rules in all factors of departure and arrival.

And whereas sure allowances are made for legislation enforcement officers - and solely then underneath sure situations - a soldier touring individually should abide by the identical guidelines.

Santiago was discharged from the Nationwide Military Guard for unsatisfactory efficiency in August 2016.

The TSA's guidelines state firearm have to be unloaded and positioned in a locked hard-sided container that fully secures the firearm as checked baggage

Delta, which Santiago flew on, applies further guidelines to these of the TSA

HOW CAN YOU CARRY A GUN IN LUGGAGE? 

It's authorized for unloaded firearms to be transported, in response to guidelines set out by the Transportation Safety Administration.

Unloaded firearms have to be locked in a hard-sided container in checked baggage solely.

The firearm and ammunition have to be declared to the airline on the baggage counter.

Locked circumstances that may be simply opened usually are not permitted.

*Supply: Transportation Safety Administration 

 

Airways are additionally free to use their very own explicit rules along with the TSA's guidelines on weapons.

Delta - which Santiago was flying on - applies further guidelines.

Gun house owners should signal a 'Firearms Unloaded' declaration and current weapons at check-in. 

And, aside from handguns, they have to go in locked hard-sided baggage. 

Handguns are allowed in unlocked soft-sided baggage supplied the baggage has a particular tag.

Passengers are allowed to journey with as much as 4 giant weapons or 5 handguns. 

Delta permits ammunition weighing not more than 11 kilos and it have to be in its authentic packaging or a safe field.  

 

  

 

 

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