Thread: Who was the retard who didn’t check in his gun properly?

What is not clear is if the firearm was in a locked case and the passenger had notified the airline at check in per avsec regs.
If the firearm was in the passenger's suitcase and they were hoping to avoid the extra bag fee then he is indeed a dork of the highest order. Maybe, just maybe he was trying to fly under the radar because of the highlighted sensitivity atm. Perhaps is was just a poorly thought through action.

I suspect that if the passenger had followed the rules and used a gun case and checked it in, none of this would have happened.