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sharp_stick

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22. They did
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 09:30 PM
Jan 2017

but FedEx and UPS have their own planes and I never saw the gun until I showed up at the hotel or customs office depending on the place. Normally they left it in the case, especially if it was overseas. I should have clarified that I never would have trusted a normal commercial carrier without some kickass insurance.

Some of the paperwork was something else, I remember going to a shoot in Great Britain in the early 90s and getting permission to bring my stuff was something else. I had to accept it at the customs office and show them all the permission forms from the government and then they delivered it directly to the competition site where it was kept under lock and key.

I was pretty good in my younger days, it was a lot of fun.

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Translation: BainsBane Jan 2017 #1
The everpresent sub-text for many politicians. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #3
What if I am hunting space aliens? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #2
When I went to competitions sharp_stick Jan 2017 #4
Makes a lot of sense! n/t markpkessinger Jan 2017 #17
Wouldn't the courier use a plane for long distances? Qutzupalotl Jan 2017 #20
They did sharp_stick Jan 2017 #22
FUCK. HIM. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #5
Senate election 2018 yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #16
"Moderating" . . . is that what you call it? n/t markpkessinger Jan 2017 #18
I was being generous. yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #19
I remember when it was spelled p-a-n-d-e-r-i-n-g markpkessinger Jan 2017 #21
It's Newspeak for "swinging hard right". Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #23
President Harrison's quote madokie Jan 2017 #6
How does a checked firearm pose any more of a threat than a firearm carried into an airport? onenote Jan 2017 #7
That is certainly true as well . . . markpkessinger Jan 2017 #9
He actually made it harder on himself citood Jan 2017 #15
It isnt Johnathan146 Jan 2017 #10
And, as I point out below . . . markpkessinger Jan 2017 #13
Correct - airport security measures are about preventing passengers from boarding airplanes Midwestern Democrat Jan 2017 #24
And this business about widening the security perimeter . . . markpkessinger Jan 2017 #8
How long before we hear the following?: Generic Brad Jan 2017 #11
Hunters can pack their weapons and ship them to wherever they are going. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #12
Exactly -- it's not like they don't have another option n/t markpkessinger Jan 2017 #14
There can be a sane compromise on this. Vinca Jan 2017 #25
That is basically what was done. Baggage claim is outside the Security Perimeter. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #28
So it's a problem without a solution other than banning all guns. Vinca Jan 2017 #29
The last thing I'm interested in is leaving the only guns in the hands of Trump's Schutzstaffel NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #30
One guy with a shoe bomb and we all have to remove our shoes. rickford66 Jan 2017 #26
Just as a note: Some states do have hunting and fishing identified as State Constitutional rights. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #27
And such rights apply within those states only . . . markpkessinger Jan 2017 #31
The 9th and 10th Amendments would prevent a federal ban on hunting. NutmegYankee Jan 2017 #32
Who said anything about a federal ban on hunting? markpkessinger Jan 2017 #34
The fact that he traveled with the gun kudzu22 Jan 2017 #33
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