Black Hearted Pearl Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I just wanted to relate a recent experience my partner and I had traveling. We had travel to Louisana to do some shooting. We ended up staying longer than planned and were wearing the same clothes we had the day before, while shooting, to the airport. In the past, we had traveled in our pirate garb, full of black powder residue from swabbing cannons, and never had an issue. We would stroll past the sniffer dogs and screeners with ease. This time, because my partner had been shooting smoke-less powder, the TSA needed to swab him. They swabbed his hands and swabbed his phone which all came back positive for gun powder. When we explained why we had been in Louisana and confirmed my partner's identity and licenses, we were allowed to proceed. So if you're thinking about taking a CCW course or other 'firearms' licensing course, it might be helpful for verifying your compliances to the laws regarding firearms and the our current government. Sadly, I think this has more to with our current government's attitude toward firearms than about the security of our nation. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landlubbersanonymous Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Folks out there whipping up homemade gunpowder fragrances should heed this and consider placing warning labels on their product before marketing via eBay or Etsy. (Think we're nuts? Google: gunpowder cologne.) Edited December 16, 2011 by landlubbersanonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jendobyns Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Lesson learned: take extra clothes, a shower and clean off anything you touched with gunpowder hands before going to the airport. And keep the paperwork handy just in case that isn't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Yep..The Governmental powers that be are doing thar damnedest to create new obstacle courses so we can play EYE SPY! LoL http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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