Airsoft gun

[Serenity]

Hiya, my son has bought an airsoft gun whilst here . Can anyone tell me if it needs to be placed in a hard case then placed in our suitcase. Have tried looking online but conflicting advice. Flying back with American Airlines . Thank you

[malt1977]

Have you tried calling them?

I have a bad feeling that you might not be able to take it at all and would have to leave it behind.

Good luck.

[sujester]

Hard, locked cases are needed for firearms, but for airsoft the TSA advice only says it has to be in checked luggage, tsa.gov/blog/2013/07/16/...g-airsoft-guns

But since the AA guidance includes bb guns under "firearms" I'd probably play safe and lock it and declare it. aa/i18n/travel-info/...ammunition.jsp Or phone AA for clarification?

How realistic looking is it? If it isn't two-tone then you might also have issues at the UK border. My boys brought 2 back from France, in the car boot, a few years ago and it was only when we got home I realised how realistic-looking they were .

[lyn1]

Originally Posted by sujester

Hard, locked cases are needed for firearms, but for airsoft the TSA advice only says it has to be in checked luggage, tsa.gov/blog/2013/07/16/...g-airsoft-guns

But since the AA guidance includes bb guns under "firearms" I'd probably play safe and lock it and declare it. aa/i18n/travel-info/...ammunition.jsp Or phone AA for clarification?

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When we brought a BB gun back quite a few years ago we had a hard case with a combination lock and they asked us to put it in there. I can't remember all the details but I think we had to fill a form in and then go to customs in the UK to pick it up, but as I said this was quite a few years ago so things could have changed since then.

[Billy Beatnik]

We had a pack of brightly coloured plastic water pistols confiscated a few years ago at Orlando MCO. They were clearly toys, but we still got told to put them in the bin!

[Sew109]

We wanted to bring paint ball guns back years ago and found that it was illegal to bring them into the U.K. we got round it by taking them to pieces as we could bring parts thorough

[peter+lynne]

hi I am a committee member of an airsoft club.

if has no "valid defence" and a member of ukara he is not allowed to own an airsoft gun unless it is two toned in colour.

ukara.uk/

[toonarmani]

Originally Posted by Serenity

Hiya, my son has bought an airsoft gun whilst here . Can anyone tell me if it needs to be placed in a hard case then placed in our suitcase. Have tried looking online but conflicting advice. Flying back with American Airlines . Thank you

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There’s 2 issues, i) getting it out of the US and ii) bringing it into the U.K.

From a quick google depending on the item itself and whether it looks realistic or clearly a toy you might face problems for both of the above.

Strange choice of purchase

[Thorpy]

Originally Posted by toonarmani

Strange choice of purchase

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Each to their own...Perfectly reasonable if you'rte into that sort of thing.

A Newcastle shirt would be the strangest of purchases for me as a Wigan season ticket holder...but I guess it's almost mandatory for yourself

[toonarmani]

Originally Posted by Thorpy

Each to their own...Perfectly reasonable if you'rte into that sort of thing.

A Newcastle shirt would be the strangest of purchases for me as a Wigan season ticket holder...but I guess it's almost mandatory for yourself

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I was thinking more of a strange purchase to pick up from a country with controversial gun laws etc. and potential issues bringing it back home, rather than questioning the item itself.