Ladies and Gentlemen,



Luggage locks where the TSA can use their own codes and tool to open your luggage and then re-lock it.



Made by Travel Sentry (sold under several different names).



Locks



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Regards,



Terry

Are these types of locks required on a "locked gun case"?

Well let me tell you a story. When I went up to Maine last September for bear, I checked in my gun at the US Air counter, pretty much the same way I always do. I opened it, showed them it was unloaded and they gave me the requisite verification form that I placed inside and locked it. The Ticket agent told me to "listen for my name over the airport loudspeaker in case the TSA folks wanted to inspect." In Jacksonville International, TSA does not inspect any baggage at the counter. I waited for about 30 minutes and never heard my name so I assumed my rifle case had been dutyfully X-Rayed with no problems. When I got to Maine and went to open my case the next day, two out of the four locks were UNLOCKED. I know I'm pretty anal about this stuff so when i opened the case, there was a nice note form the TSA folks telling me that they had inspected my case. In essence, they picked the lock. When i returned to Jacksonville I went to see the Security folks just to see what the deal was. They told me that they routinely pick locks and if they can't get into them, they either page the traveler or cut the locks. Now in Bangor, a much smaller airport, the TSA folks were right there at the counter, opened and inspected the case whereupon it went into a "bonded status" until I picked it up in Jacksonville. I like the idea of these new locks. As far as I'm concerned they only act as a tool to keep your case form accidentally opening. If the bad guys or TSA want to et in it they will regardless. jorge