You can 'take guns on a plane' in the sense that they can go as checked luggage. There are a few requirements though..the guns must be unloaded (interesting story about that in a minute) and they must be in an airline approved hardcase (avail. at any gun shop). You sign a little declaration saying you swear the guns are unloaded and they go in the belly of the plane with all your other luggage.
Taking guns into the cabin, however, is highly frowned upon. I do have a small fiberglass dagger that I take with me that passes through metal detectors without problems.
It used to be that you had to remove the arm from the case and show that it was unloaded. This varies from airline to airline. I distinctly recall the Xmas flight when I was at the counter, with about two hundred people in line behind me, and the gal demands that I show her the guns are unloaded. Okay, I shrug. Open the case and pull out my AK, AR15 and my Browning 9mm. Worked the actions with a resounding CLACKing noise. Shoulda seen the entire line take two giant steps backwards.
Nowadays (at least until last week) they were content to take your word for it when you signed off that they were unloaded.
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Taking guns into the cabin, however, is highly frowned upon. I do have a small fiberglass dagger that I take with me that passes through metal detectors without problems.
It used to be that you had to remove the arm from the case and show that it was unloaded. This varies from airline to airline. I distinctly recall the Xmas flight when I was at the counter, with about two hundred people in line behind me, and the gal demands that I show her the guns are unloaded. Okay, I shrug. Open the case and pull out my AK, AR15 and my Browning 9mm. Worked the actions with a resounding CLACKing noise. Shoulda seen the entire line take two giant steps backwards.
Nowadays (at least until last week) they were content to take your word for it when you signed off that they were unloaded.
Dont leave home without it ;)