weird airport scene, what to say

[Graywolf.260]

This morning I was flying out of Portland with my TRG and checking in the gun case. I put it on the scale and open it for the agent (who was cool) when she asks me to. She glances at the rifle, there are no cartridges in the case, the bolt is out and lying next to the gun and all is good. Then this other agent comes up and gets animated and yells- oh my god what in the world is that? I just looked at her and hesitated and decided not to say something that would have her pressing alarm buttons...I said it was a hunting rifle. "What in the world do you hunt with that?" I'm thinking wtf and look her in the eye and say "elk" because I don't want to miss my plane. She starts babbling about why does the the scope need to be so big, and some other bullshit that it is too early in the morning to register and then the cool agent says, ok thank you please lock it and bring it over there to the tsa agent. Wtf do you say?

 

[Force_Multiplier]

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"it's a target rifle".... "have a nice day"

 

[padronanniversary]

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Should have said its a SNIPER rifle, and video tape his/her expression

 

[old95b10]

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What the hell is it to her? Is the rifle safe ? yes.
Is the paper work right?
What is the danger? And why are you asking me about what I do with anything that I own that dont break the law?
God I hate the way things are now !!!!
I remember walkin thru my high school with a 12ga shotgun and a .22 goin to shop class to refinish the stocks. Hell nobody even looked twice. Had one teacher ask if I wanted to sell the .22 !!!!! Now I have to take the rifles out of the gun rack on the truck to pick my kids up at school to keep swat team from showing up!

 

[KillShot]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PadronAniversary</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Should have said its a SNIPER rifle, and video tape his/her expression

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HA HA HA! THIS RIGHT HERE! ^^

 

[Queequeg]

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Unfortunately, I think you handled it about as well as possible. No telling what assholes with the power to severely fuck with you can do when they get motivated.

It sucks to be sure but shit like this is as old as the story of man.

 

[nock]

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Things like that you must just grin a bare-it, if not they will ruin your day. Remember majority of the people in this world don’t know squat about guns, even the majority of the ATF people are clueless and just follow their leader’s orders. Remember the guy named Adolf Hitler!

Do you want to do that job that they do???

 

[mason33]

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Like the others doing what you did was the besat you could have done. Just sucks that this is what we have to deal with! And it keeps getting worse.

 

[SledDog]

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Portland is an interesting town. Lots of hunters, shooters, and outdoors types....lots of left wing nut cases who think owning a gun should put you in jail. Every GF I've had here has needed to be educated.

 

[Kinsman]

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Things like that you must just grin a bare-it, if not they will ruin your day

Graywolf...
DO NOT bare it until told to by the TSA!!!.

 

[kraigWY]

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Years ago, I think in the late '80s I took a rifle team to Hawaii to shoot a rifle match.

Never had a problem with guns and ammo before. But after the last match I had checked everything, had the tags all set up.

One lady picked up a ammo can of brass (being in the guard we had to account for brass). She said I couldn't ship it. I pointed out it was "empty brass" but was in the ammo can which was authorized for shipping live ammo. She couldn't say why but just said I couldn't check it into baggage.

I asked what I was suppose to do with it, she said she didn't know but I couldn't check it.

So I handed it to her, she asked what she was suppose to do with it? I told her to take it home and give it to her kids and walked off. She set there with a dumb look on her face and then threw it on the conveyer belt.

Some people just don't know their own rules.

 

[mission_fail]

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This reminds me of my high school in maryland when I had a hell of time bringing a drill rifle as a prop for a play. I informed the office the day before and explained to some administrators and counselors that there was only wood between the action and barrel and that it never was and couldn't be converted into a functional firearm. Of course this went way over their heads so I tried to relate it to something they could understand and proceeded to tell them that it was less dangerous than a water gun. Still pretty unconvinced they discussed it and finally granted my request on the condition that I be real careful with it.
Anybody having to do with firearms is looked at like they have a psychological disorder these days. At least that's how it feels like to me.

 

[VJJPunisher]

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"I use this to snipe a mofo"

 

[SeanRT]

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I'd tell that bitch WHAT A FUCKING MORON SHE IS and that she should shut her man pleaser; and I would ask to speak with a TSA agent who actually has some level of intelligence. I would then start some small-talk with the cool-headed agent, completely ignoring that stupid, loud-mouthed broad.

 

[SeanRT]

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....but that's just me....

 

[desertHK]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PadronAniversary</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Should have said its a SNIPER rifle, and video tape his/her expression

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Would love to see the expression on that lady's face, but that might have earned you some qualiy time with the TSA and miss your flight.

 

[Graham]

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I'd say: "I'm not authorized to discuss it with you."

 

[nashlaw]

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In the early '80s, guys used to sit on the bottom floor of the library annex and trade handguns. They were not flagrant and stupid and passing them around the entire room, but people saw them and batted not an eye. I know 2 other guys that carried sidearms in their backpacks when they went to class. Both are now lawyers.

That was a middle-TN university. Even then it would get the swat teams a'rolling in California.

 

[Veer_G]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd say: "I'm not authorized to discuss it with you."

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Better yet: "I'd discuss it with you, but then ..."

 

[Graham]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Veer_G</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd say: "I'm not authorized to discuss it with you."

</div></div>Better yet: "I'd discuss it with you, but then ..." </div></div>I wouldn't even joke about that kind of thing at an airport.

 

[KillShot]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd tell that bitch WHAT A FUCKING MORON SHE IS and that she should shut her man pleaser; and I would ask to speak with a TSA agent who actually has some level of intelligence. I would then start some small-talk with the cool-headed agent, completely ignoring that stupid, loud-mouthed broad.</div></div>


...and then you would miss your flight and possibly be detained for unruly behavior. LoL

 

[ColoWyo]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and I would ask to speak with a TSA agent who actually has some level of intelligence.</div></div>

Good luck finding one.

 

[pdogsbeware]

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I'm just glad you were lucky enough that the first lady had the...balls? smarts? whatever...to ignore the second person and let it through anyways.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mission_fail</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Anybody having to do with firearms is looked at like they have a psychological disorder these days. At least that's how it feels like to me.</div></div>
I completely agree. I always think of the inside of their minds goes something like this, "Ugh. Guns. Bad. Ugh ugh."

 

[SeanRT]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KillShot</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd tell that bitch WHAT A FUCKING MORON SHE IS and that she should shut her man pleaser; and I would ask to speak with a TSA agent who actually has some level of intelligence. I would then start some small-talk with the cool-headed agent, completely ignoring that stupid, loud-mouthed broad.</div></div>


...and then you would miss your flight and possibly be detained for unruly behavior. LoL </div></div>

Yeah, but it would be completely worth seeing the utter disbelief in the woman's face that I had so well-roundedly and completely insulted her.

 

[Glock45]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: graywolf.260</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Wtf do you say? </div></div>

You didn't get the verbal stun and satisfaction you wanted, I and I believe all the poster before me agree. Hopefully your brethren here can help you relive the "how it should've been" and you can laugh at it.

"unfortunately" your words and actions were correct. These days one can't even make a joke about firearms in many arenas. I do *NOT* agree to what our society has come to in that regard. however, at times, we need to play by other rules than we'd like.

I applaud you for your calm. I bet your tongue hurts quite a bit from all that biting?

-G45

 

[Boomholzer]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: graywolf.260</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This morning I was flying out of Portland with my TRG and checking in the gun case. I put it on the scale and open it for the agent (who was cool) when she asks me to. She glances at the rifle, there are no cartridges in the case, the bolt is out and lying next to the gun and all is good. Then this other agent comes up and gets animated and yells- oh my god what in the world is that? I just looked at her and hesitated and decided not to say something that would have her pressing alarm buttons...I said it was a hunting rifle. "What in the world do you hunt with that?" I'm thinking wtf and look her in the eye and say "elk" because I don't want to miss my plane. She starts babbling about why does the the scope need to be so big, and some other bullshit that it is too early in the morning to register and then the cool agent says, ok thank you please lock it and bring it over there to the tsa agent. Wtf do you say? </div></div>

You were.. hunting elk? If not why lie?

 

[Bryan27]

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I remember when I was 7 years old going on my first trip with my dad where we had to take a flight to go hunting. We lived in chicago at the time, 1987ish. First time dad ever flew with guns and knew nothing about it so instead of having an airline approved case, he boxed and taped our shotguns up in a cardboard box with the guns in their soft cases inside. That doesn't fly, if you didn't know.... We were standing there at the counter in chicago o'hare airport and they had him unbox the guns with an agent standing there. Then they asked him to show it wasn't loaded, dad picked up the 870 and racks the action open. Next thing you know airport police come running up from behind us yelling "drop it!". Scared the shit out of everyone! People at the counter knew what was going on, people behind us apparently didn't! I guess thats why they don't have you do it right out in the open anymore.

 

[Veer_G]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Veer_G</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'd say: "I'm not authorized to discuss it with you."

</div></div>Better yet: "I'd discuss it with you, but then ..." </div></div>I wouldn't even joke about that kind of thing at an airport. </div></div>

No, we wouldn't. The only jokes at airports any more that are funny are the little tin-star tyrants reinventing the rules at every step and making a mess of your careful job of packing.