OOOPSIE! **Bang!!**

[Oddball]

ooppss sorry fabo bit of a misunderstanding there. most of is ive written it if you look up www.pilotweb.aero i think there should be some info in thier old timers section

[Mike]

Y'know, I read the same drivel that Baradium must have read about the trigger lock causing the gun to discharge but I can't see how that could happen---if it's so, they (THE TSA) need to get their head outta their butt and use different weapons or different locks....
I've had a handgun (model 36 Smith revolver 38 Special, 1 1/2" barrel) nearby just about 24/7 (never while on the airline, naturally) going on 35 years and never had occasion to use it and I never use a trigger lock either which cuts down on the amount of times I handle it.  Leave it to the government with their belt and suspenders mentality to scew up something as simple as carrying a protective device.

I own several handguns and may or may not take them with me depending on where I fly and what I am doing. One is a 357 Magnum revolver and one a 40cal Glock and I can't see discharging any of them accidentally. MAYBE if I load the GLock and cock it and then try to monkey around with putting something over the trigger but that can't be the procedure the TSA wants...
So, I think you're right. Maybe I read that wrong.....

[Baradium]

I own several handguns and may or may not take them with me depending on where I fly and what I am doing. One is a 357 Magnum revolver and one a 40cal Glock and I can't see discharging any of them accidentally. MAYBE if I load the GLock and cock it and then try to monkey around with putting something over the trigger but that can't be the procedure the TSA wants...
So, I think you're right. Maybe I read that wrong.....

This trigger lock goes through a holster and doesn't lock the trigger so much as lock the gun into the holster, through the trigger guard.  I don't like the system in the least.

Keep in mind that there is a specific make, model, and caliber of weapon that is specified. 


Never underestimate the power of government in making what should be a simple procedure overly complicated.   If they let FFDO's use the same procedures as your local sherrif when he travels on an airliner, this wouldn't be an issue.

[Mike]

This trigger lock goes through a holster and doesn't lock the trigger so much as lock the gun into the holster, through the trigger guard.  I don't like the system in the least.

What's a trigger guard?
and how do you run a lock through it??


.... I hear you on the power of the government btw.....

[spacer]

The trigger guard is simply the curved (well, actually, squared on a lot of pistols now) strap that guards the trigger.

Adding complexity in lieu of training virtually guarantees bad results. Besides, how the heck are you going to respond quickly to a
situation requiring a firearm, under stress... when you have to unlock the danged thing before you can use it.

It's been a popular agenda for the 'grabbers here in the states, who want to require that we lock everything up at all times.
Naturally, the home burglar will have to wait patiently in the doorway while you unlock and load your weapon... right? 

[Mike]

Heh heh . . . yeah!

I am sure the gun has to be properly locked and stowed for take-off and while they serve dinner or something...
Which is a handy piece of information if you're doing some sort of a hijacking.....

But we're not the only ones with those rules:
In Mexico they won't let you fly a helicopter at night because they think you are a drug runner and will shoot you out of the air.
But during the day . . . . . nobody cares what you do.

Now if I was a drug runner . . . . . .   

[Oddball]

just watch out for the safety catch on the weapon tho a few weapons in our not too distant past have been known to have dodgy safety's

[airtac]

Naturally, the home burglar will have to wait patiently in the doorway while you unlock and load your weapon... right? 

He won't have to wait long at my house---fact is, we'll help him to the head of the line

[Mike]

Naturally, the home burglar will have to wait patiently in the doorway while you unlock and load your weapon... right? 

He won't have to wait long at my house---fact is, we'll help him to the head of the line

Woah!! Watch out though! You're living in California. He might sue you if you shoot at him without giving him enough time to undo his own safety......   

[airtac]

Naturally, the home burglar will have to wait patiently in the doorway while you unlock and load your weapon... right? 

He won't have to wait long at my house---fact is, we'll help him to the head of the line

Woah!! Watch out though! You're living in California. He might sue you if you shoot at him without giving him enough time to undo his own safety......   

Ain't gonna shoot AT his sorry butt................................................gonna be dead center   I'm too old and stove up to rassle