Reply #54: When I checked in a rifle, the poor guy didn't know one end from another...

[SteveM]

So I unscrewed the knurled thumbscrew and broke the little .22 down, pushed the forearm plunger down to reveal an empty chamber, and pulled out the magazine access keeper. I didn't expect him to find the safety on a 100+ yr. old semi-auto.

Even though this is the first time I have ever heard of an errant round being fired at the check-in counter, this passenger should see some time in the county slam so he can read up on firearm safety, and FAA rules.