Going to Blade ? Be Extra careful and Check your bags

[Davidfs]

Once onboard I wouldn't turn it in, I don't see how any good could come from that. A while back a tsa agent took my keychain sak, but let my wife keep a 3" bladed scissors, and nit the rounded top kind... Go figure

 

[drift draft]

I would never check an expensive knife. They're just too tempting.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...g-luggage-because-airport-security-isnt.shtml

Every time I think about it I think about this old thread.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/427675-Ken-Onion-Knives-Stolen

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

That's why I drive wherever I can. Of course, traveling with Beef it might be nice if there was someone to do a bag safety check.

Garth

+1 for driving when possible, luckily I've never had the need for airfare and have never seen the inside of a plane.....

Very curious also what might cause the need for a bag safety check when riding with beef, lol.

I ship my knives home via UPS, which is just down the road from the Cobb Galleria.:thumbup:

There is also a UPS store located at the hotel connected to the Cobb.

 

[358]

I...won't go to any of the states that don't recognize my right to carry a gun. That includes most of the New England states, NY, Maryland, NJ, D.C. and of course "Komifornia". Just my .02.

+1 on this.

It is a good idea to double-check baggage, because when a friend who was a Benchmade rep was getting on a plane after Blade one year, he was nearly arrested because of a large fixed blade he forgot in his carry-on. But as always, if you make a mistake, your mileage may vary. I also know someone who inadvertently boarded with an unloaded Glock--that's right, the whole pistol. Another friend from CA accidentally flew with a knife when going home once, and after that, he did it the same way every time; it never was confiscated. Then I was going through security once to board a cruise ship and declared a 3.25" serrated automatic that was clipped to my pocket under my carry-on slung over my shoulder. I was prepared to lose it, as I was reading a sign that said no blades over 2", no serrated, and no switchblades; they handed it back to me. Then they discovered in my wife's carry-on a 380 magazine with 6 rounds of hollow point. Made us check it at the local police and said it was up to the captain as to whether we got on. We did.

 

[Zymologist]

As a PSA if you are driving down for Blade. Traffic fatalities are up something like 25% this year in Georgia. Police have been out heavy recently as well .Don't DUI or anything foolish and realize that a huge percentage of the drivers in Atlanta are not from Atlanta and drive rather aggressively. Trust me, I get to enjoy it every day.

Thanks for the heads up. Hope to catch ya in the early bird line again this year.