The transportation of weapons on an airplane is a task often faced by hunters, professional athletes, and law enforcement officials. Naturally, based on increased security requirements, the transportation of weapons directly in the aircraft cabin is strictly prohibited. Melee weapons and firearms, as well as ammunition, are allowed to be carried on airplanes only with permission from the competent authorities and only in baggage, which is in a special compartment that is not accessible to passengers. Note that the rules for different companies may vary, we will talk about the basic requirements in this article.
General rules
General rules for transporting weapons on an airplane are the same for most airlines. They note that the passenger is obliged to notify the airline in advance that he is going to travel with weapons. This must be done at the stage of booking and registration for the flight. Only in this case you can avoid annoying troubles during the inspection.
It must be remembered that for registration when transporting weapons on an airplane, you should come one and a half hours before departure, since registration of such a passenger takes a lot of extra time. Therefore, even at the planning stage of such a flight, sufficient time must be left for preliminary preparation.
Features
The special rules for transporting weapons in an airplane include several important points. For example, when transporting weapons within Russia, the owner must have permission to store and carry them. But if you are importing weapons from the territory of another state, you must get the appropriate permission from the police. If you are only transplanting at a Russian airport, you must reissue the weapon.
Foreigners have the right to import sports or hunting weapons into the territory of Russia only if they have a special written invitation from a sports or hunting organization. The import of weapons in order to protect their own lives or other persons, the safety of cargo is possible only on the basis of an international agreement between countries.
Deposit
Directly at the airport, you transfer your weapons to the airline, at the airport of arrival it is returned to you. We note in particular that it is forbidden to carry even weapon simulators in the aircraft cabin. This requirement is designed to prevent panic from passengers in the air.
According to the rules for the transport of weapons in an airplane, they must be unloaded, the ammunition should be placed in a separate package that complies with the rules and safety standards. There should be no more than five kilograms of ammunition per passenger. Cartridges for pistols and gas rifles are generally prohibited.
All these provisions are indicated in the Federal Law "On Weapons". If you have an electric shock device with you, it must comply with the standards adopted by the Russian government, and the passenger must present a document that will indicate all its technical characteristics. In our country, it is forbidden to carry electroshock devices manufactured in other states.
Procedure
It is worth noting some features of the transportation of weapons that you need to know about if you are going to take it with you on a trip or a business trip. No airline takes responsibility for the safety of your weapons after they are transported on an airplane. Also, you will not be reimbursed for the costs that may be associated with being late for the flight due to the fact that you do not have time to go through the registration procedure. Therefore, you should take care of safe packaging yourself, as well as timely arrival at the airport and the availability of all necessary documents. In order to avoid any problems with passing control when boarding an aircraft, the following procedure should be followed.
Find out in advance the brand of the device and the type of weapon, and then contact the administration of the airport and the carrier to find an exhaustive list of the necessary documents that you will need. Agree in advance on the procedure for checking in and checking baggage, which can be dangerous so as not to be late for your flight.
At the airport, immediately contact the security service to inform about your intention to register weapons for their transport by aircraft. You must have a passport with you, permission to carry and store weapons, and a boarding pass. Dangerous goods are checked in a room specially equipped for such purposes. There, security officers will find out whether the barrel parameters correspond to the data presented in your documents, recount the cartridges, draw up an act of transportation of dangerous goods in triplicate. By signing it, you will receive one copy for yourself. Only on its basis you can get weapons at the airport of arrival.
Transportation
Features of the transportation of such dangerous goods are prescribed in the Federal Law "On Weapons". Certain points must be taken into account. Exercise extreme caution when importing weapons from abroad. Before buying a barrel abroad, take care of the availability of permits that will allow you to import weapons into Russia. If you do not have international permission, they will simply seize it.
Museum weapons of particular value may be seized for customs control. Transportation of any weapon is allowed only in a cover specially designed for this, such baggage is sealed by filling out the relevant documents.
Please note that the transportation of any homemade cartridges is strictly prohibited. They will be seized, and the owner will be removed from the flight for investigation and inquiry. You also need to understand that you must have a good reason for transporting weapons on an airplane, otherwise you may be denied customs clearance.
By the way, crossbows and bows do not belong to weapons, but they should also be bought only in specialized stores.
Most importantly, remember that transporting weapons on an airplane is an extremely responsible process. Baggage is always carefully checked, and if a weapon is found that was not known in advance, the passenger will face serious problems, including criminal liability. The same applies to cases when not a complete package of documents is submitted.
Shotgun
When transporting hunting weapons in an airplane, it should be borne in mind that they must be unloaded, lie in a carry case or case.
It flies as baggage, so the weight of the gun and its ammunition are included in the baggage allowance. As a rule, when flying in economy class, baggage weighing up to 20 kilograms is allowed, as well as hand luggage weighing up to five kilograms. When flying in business class, the baggage allowance increases to 30 kilograms, and hand luggage - up to 10.
Otherwise, you will have to pay excess baggage at the appropriate airline tariffs. For example, if you are planning a hunt in Magadan, then most companies set a tariff of 450 rubles for each extra kilogram of cargo.
For transportation, smoothbore and rifled weapons with cartridges corresponding to the caliber are allowed. Their weight can be five kilograms. If there are a lot of cartridges, they are recommended to be packed in a separate carrying case.
Traumatic pistol
The rules for the transport of traumatic weapons on an airplane basically correspond to the general rules for the transport of dangerous goods on aircraft.
The main thing is to pack separately the barrel at home or immediately before check-in for the flight, taking out the stores. To make such a weapon convenient to hand over, it is usually recommended to put it in a regular man purse. At the check-in counter at the airport, you must immediately warn that you are carrying traumatic weapons.
In the security service of the air harbor you will receive the barrel, carefully count the cartridges, checking all the numbers, and then they will issue an act on its acceptance under your signature. After that, the man purse or coffer, in which the pistol is packed, is sealed and carried away.
At the arrival airport, head to the airport security service, where on the basis of this act you will be given a gun back.
Airguns
Please note that when transporting airguns in an airplane, no additional documents are usually required.
At the same time, transportation in Russia is possible only in checked baggage. Special documents for such weapons are not needed, but you should be prepared for the fact that law enforcement officers can carefully check your air gun or gun.
Steel arms
Perhaps, passengers are most often faced with the need to transport cold steel in an airplane. Indeed, this category also includes knives bought on vacation as kitchen utensils, and gift daggers, and the like. If you carefully follow all the rules, then you should not have any problems.
The only thing is that practically no airline allows carrying cold steel in hand luggage; you will have to drop it in your luggage. If the length of the cutting surface is more than 10 centimeters, then accompanying documentation will also be required that such cold steel is an economic affiliation.
When transporting souvenir blades and knives, special documents are required to accept them as baggage. All items that will be classified as melee weapons must be in protective covers on all stitching and cutting surfaces. Be sure to notify the airport management of the intention to transport dangerous goods, it is better to do this in a few days.
Keep in mind that without permission to export weapons of artistic and historical value, you cannot export them from Russia.
Weapon for games
The need to transfer airsoft guns on the plane in recent times is increasingly common, because the number of fans of this game is constantly increasing.
According to Russian laws, weapons with muzzle energy of up to three joules are not considered pneumatic. Airsoft just falls under these indicators. However, anyway, each unit should have its own passport with a full description of all technical specifications.
The most dangerous weapon
Perhaps the most dangerous is a firearm. For its transportation, certain conditions will be required. Transportation of firearms in an airplane is allowed only if there is a permit for its carrying and storage, documents for import or export from the country, papers relating to cartridges for it. They should indicate confirmation of the preparation of cartridges for transportation on an aircraft, the integrity of the factory packaging, the exact number of cartridges and their caliber.
Only in this case, the transport of any type of firearm will be allowed. Please note that in this article we have set out only general rules, each airline may have details and features, you need to familiarize yourself with them in advance.