BlackBuzzard Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Heres the story. I wonder how the primers were packed? And could this lead to a no-ammo-period policy for checked luggage? Which would make match travel arrangements even more difficult. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 There's a couple of things about this story that make no sense.... 1) What caused the primers to detonate? I mean it takes more than "sitting the bag on the ground" to cause this, especially in the original packing. And primers would not be effected like an aerosol can by pressure changes. Either the primers were loose packed (like just poured in a ziploc bag) or the airline was treating the bag very very rough. 2) The passenger faces federal charges of traveling in interstate commerce without a license to carry ammunition????? Since the primers were privately owned before they were checked and were still privately owned when they exploded, "commerce without a license" seems like an awful silly charge. So either there is more to the story or the charges are not meant to stick, just to hold the guy for 72 hours. On an international flight to Jamaica, carrying primers. Yeah, seems like this story is missing a few details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I don't think a baggage handler has ever "sat a bag on the ground". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I don't think a baggage handler has ever "sat a bag on the ground". Yup, I threw out a bullshit flag on that one (Probably not as far as he threw the bag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-Bros_JLR Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I don't think a baggage handler has ever "sat a bag on the ground". I watched a guy "set" mine on the ground one time.....only because he couldn't lift it Him and his buddies then proceeded to ransack the thing afterward because it had ammo in it. Then to top things off they didn't get one of the boxes closed and all 100 rounds were then scattered around in pretty much every article of clothing in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Well, one thing is lucky for him, he did not import primers into a foreign country. That can be a big no-no. I am not sure if he need an export license for the primers. I can foresee a dump truck load of problems this DB is going to cause us. Fact: Since primers have exploded in a suitcase the liberal nutjobs are going to make a case ... Hypothesis: that ammo can then explode in a suitcase... Conclusion: all ammo should be banned from luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 This one set off my BS alarm as well...there has to be more to it. Heck, I've never even heard of anything like a license to carry ammunition...WTH is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 "if you can't control the guns, then control the ammunition." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I think the charge is more of an 'umbrella' charge they found to fit this particular incident, like others have said, im pretty shocked as to how the primers went off, assuming they were in an original box/pack??? gotta take a pretty hard blwo to get em to go off as a single let alone 'en mass' as caused by a hairspray can??? yup B.S. flag in the air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansy Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I don't believe it's legal to have primer in your luggage, ammo yes but not primer or powder no. I often wish I could bring some back from USPSA match.... Import in Canada as far as custom is concern for resident we can bring back 5k of primer per person, of course that is when we drive to the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohuskers Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 This story sounds pretty flaky to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBuzzard Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 This story sounds pretty flaky to me. FBI spokesman says hundreds of primers detonated in this story. Lets hope the regulatory fallout from this incident does not further restrict the lawful transport of ammunition in checked luggage. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 From shooting internationally, I've heard a lot of stories about the hoops and lengths shooters go through to shoot in some places. Sometimes disguising "verboten" stuff as "other stuff" in order to get it in-country. This could be related (most IPSC guys are smarter than this though)-- bozo wants primers for some reason.. buys a ton, then dumps them all out of the packaging since that's like all bulky and illegal where he's going and then loads them all loose into a box of Cheerios and on into the luggage. Update: According to an FBI report' date=' the bag also contained components of a disassembled ammunition loading press, which is used to assemble component parts of ammunition. [/quote'] The guy is wanted for other offenses here and there, so maybe he thought a nice illegal ammo business/vacation was just the ticket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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