>A good reason to get a .22 target pistol or > some such Seems to me that would be a real good way to be delayed @ the airport.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: Re: Another Blow Against Photography > As long as you're flying within the US, the TSA cannot open your luggage > without you present if you have a firearm in your checked luggage (and > you declare it properly). A good reason to get a .22 target pistol or > some such (unless of course you live in Chicago or New York City). > > -Adam > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> You can lock your luggage on US flights if you use the special locks >> that can be opened by inspectors. Someone here will probably post a >> url. I have them on my camera case but don't remember where I bought >> them. >> Paul >> On Aug 11, 2006, at 1:36 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: >> >> >>>Aaron, >>> >>>I hope it lasts less than a week, but there is the chance that it will >>>lead to more restrictions in the long run. We have been working on how >>>to reorganise our luggage for stopping luggage handlers from breaking >>>equipment and how to stop shampoo from leaking out over the rest of our >>>luggage. >>> >>>The US is the biggest problem. You can't lock you luggage and you now >>>can't keep fragiles and valuables with you. The best we have been able >>>to come up with is that the US is cut from all future travel. It makes >>>the rest of the around the world trip we had planned difficult, but we >>>will have to see what can be managed. >>> >>>My major concern at the moment is the chance of the checked luggage >>>x-rays damaging the hard drive in the laptop. Our current plan is to >>>pack all equipment into a large Pelican case and open it at the baggage >>>collection to check everything is still there. >>> >>> Leon >>> >>>http://www.bluering.org.au >>>http://www.bluering.org.au/leon >>> >>> >>>Aaron Reynolds wrote: >>> >>>>On the news this afternoon (CBC Newsworld, in Canada) they seemed to >>>>think this ban was temporary, likely less than a week. >>>> >>>>-Aaron >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>> >>>>From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Subj: Another Blow Against Photography >>>>Date: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:14 pm >>>>Size: 1K >>>>To: [email protected] >>>> >>>>The Transportation Security Administration has not yet updated its web >>>>site today. I heard on a news report, though, that electronic devices >>>>are not allowed in carry-on bags on flights from the U.S. to and from >>>>any location in Europe, or with connections anywhere in Europe -- not >>>>just England. >>>> >>>>According to some reports, the would-be bombers were going to trigger >>>>the liquid explosives from the flash units of disposable cameras. So I >>>>think there is a good chance that cameras will be banned from carry-on >>>>bags to and from Europe. >>>> >>>>I am scheduled to leave for Italy on September 8. It is another >>>>conference that I must attend (and that someone else is paying for), >>>>but >>>>I had hoped to spend a couple of days before the conference in Venice. >>>>Naturally, photography would be a big part of those two days. >>>> >>>>So if I have to put my *ist D in my checked bag, can I still carry my >>>>lenses on board? Are the security employees sophisticated enough to >>>>understand that a lens is not, by itself, an electronic device? >>>> >>>>What to do? I could-- >>>> >>>>--just put the D in my checked bag and hope for the best. >>>> >>>>--Buy a cheap DL, K100, or K110 and take that instead. >>>> >>>>--Buy a case that is designed for shipping photo gear (but this would >>>>not prevent theft). >>>> >>>>--Wait until I am in Europe, contact the black market, and buy a >>>>camera >>>>newly stolen from someone's checked bag. >>>> >>>>For those of you who sometimes fly overseas, I am wondering how you >>>>plan >>>>to handle this problem. >>>> >>>>List members in Europe: Please let us know what you are hearing. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Joe >>>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>[email protected] >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
