If you are the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, not much...of course, that was before 9-11...
Steve Russell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Paul Finkelman Sent: Wed 12/24/2003 12:04 PM To: Robert Woolley Cc: Discussion list for firearms reg scholars Subject: Re: carry on a plane Try getting on a plane with one that is not concealed and see what happens. -- Paul Finkelman Chapman Distinguished Professor of Law University of Tulsa College of Law 3120 East 4th Place Tulsa, OK 74104-3189 918-631-3706 (office) 918-631-2194 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robert Woolley wrote: >I may be insane, or just really, really stupid. I need you guys to tell me. > >It appears to me--to my considerable surprise--that it is not a violation of >any federal law to carry a loaded firearm with one on board a commercial >plane, as long as the gun is not concealed: > >http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/ts_search.pl?title=49&sec=46505 > >U.S. Code as of: 01/02/01 Section 46505. Carrying a weapon or explosive on >an aircraft > > > (a) Definition. - In this section, ''loaded firearm'' means a > starter gun or a weapon designed or converted to expel a projectile > through an explosive, that has a cartridge, a detonator, or powder > in the chamber, magazine, cylinder, or clip. > (b) General Criminal Penalty. - An individual shall be fined > under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, if > the individual - > (1) when on, or attempting to get on, an aircraft in, or > intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air > transportation, has on or about the individual or the property of > the individual a concealed dangerous weapon that is or would be > accessible to the individual in flight; > (2) has placed, attempted to place, or attempted to have placed > a loaded firearm on that aircraft in property not accessible to > passengers in flight; or > (3) has on or about the individual, or has placed, attempted to > place, or attempted to have placed on that aircraft, an explosive > or incendiary device. > (c) Criminal Penalty Involving Disregard for Human Life. - An > individual who willfully and without regard for the safety of human > life, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, > violates subsection (b) of this section, shall be fined under title > 18, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both. > (d) Nonapplication. - Subsection (b)(1) of this section does not > apply to - > (1) a law enforcement officer of a State or political > subdivision of a State, or an officer or employee of the United > States Government, authorized to carry arms in an official > capacity; > (2) another individual the Administrator of the Federal > Aviation Administration by regulation authorizes to carry a > dangerous weapon in air transportation or intrastate air > transportation; or > (3) an individual transporting a weapon (except a loaded > firearm) in baggage not accessible to a passenger in flight if > the air carrier was informed of the presence of the weapon. > > > >There's also a civil penalty in 49 USC 46303, but the operative wording is >the same. > >Those are the only two statutes pertaining to planes and airports I can find >in Alan Korwin's indispensable "Gun Laws of America." > > > >So what's the verdict? Am I insane? Really, really stupid? Or is there >actually a loophole in the law big enough to fly a 747 through? > > > _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof
