If the title of our article is ironic, the scene went well this week in the United States. A rocket launcher registered as checked baggage was finally prohibited on board the aircraft for obvious security reasons. The American air agency took the opportunity to officially ban rocket launchers on board.
A rocket launcher was indeed prevented from traveling with its owner to Texas earlier this week. After spotting the registration of the weapon at the baggage counter, the US Aviation Security Agency finally decided to rdeny access to the gun. A surreal story that however went well at San Antonio airport in the south of the United States.
If it is common for the American agency to seize weapons in luggage before take-off, the (very) large 84 mm anti-tank caliber was a first for the local authorities. A veritable bazooka, this “Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle” really had no place on board the commercial aircraft. After intervention by the police, the rocket launcher was finally handed over to the competent authorities and presumably rendered inoperable.
UPDATE: @TSA has confirmed that the passenger declared the item in question to the airline at the check-in counter but TSA was not informed. Out of an abundance of caution, TSA did not allow the item through baggage screening. https://t.co/W7CFK5M7nR
— TSA_SouthWest (@Tsa_SouthWest) January 17, 2023
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An attack on the carrying of weapons and the second amendment of the American constitution?
The right to firearms is dear to Americans. Provided for in particular by the second amendment to the constitution and recently reinforced by a judgment of the American Supreme Court, carrying a weapon is a right in the United States. Removing it from you when you have to fly is not an infringement of your constitutional rights. Indeed, and for obvious security reasons, the transport of any firearm is prohibited by plane.
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In June 2022, however, the Supreme Court strengthened Americans’ gun rights. By now authorizing them to leave their homes armed, the American court has sent a strong symbol to the entire national and international political class. Just days after another shooting at a primary school left 21 people dead, including 19 children.
Source : tsa.com
