GA pilots packing heat out there?

[Toy Soldier]

How many of you are carrying concealed weapons since 9-11? I personally fly for my day job (not an airline pilot) and have since gotten my carry permit and carry a 357 Magnum.

Our hanger is located in the "woods", off the main taxi-way at the airport. I have three planes in my hanger and regularly travel in and out of the hanger at night.

No, I am not one of those "paranoid nuts", I used to bodyguard, bounce and have been "across the seas" a few times. I am just trying to "up the ante" a bit.....

Thoughts?

 

[Chas]

I could but don't

Being a full time Police Officer I could carry a handgun unfortunately until the senate passes legislation allowing Law Enforcement to carry in all 50 states I would be concerned with landing in an "unfreindly jurisdiction" . Some cops take there job to seriously. Chas

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

flying corporate, i feel im gonna get hijacked every day that i fly a trip. I carry my glock all the time. My sales reps are all terroists.

 

[Toy Soldier]

"unfreindly jurisdiction"

As far as the the "unfriendly jurisdiction" problem, Georgia has reciprication with most of teh southeast states. I know which states I can carry in before leaving home. I won't carry if I am entering a state that doesn't recognize without first contacting the state police and advising them and asking for their advice....

 

[sanford&son]

too bad i can't arm my plane, but then it is probably dangerous enough without all that!

 

[msw]

For those of you interested in concealed weapons carry, a good source of info is www.packing.org If you have a concealed weapons permit from one state, that web site has a "tool" that will tell you what other states your CWP permit is recognized in.

I think the bigger question for pilots may be: Assuming you can LEGALLY carry a concealed weapon, what parts of an airport are "ok" to carry in; and what parts are not? I would think there is a definitive FAR on this; can anyone tell us what it is, and maybe excerpt/quote the applicable text?

 

[Toy Soldier]

FAR's

FAR 135.119 PROHIBITION AGAINST CARRIAGE OF WEAPONS.

This only applies to part 135 operations.

No person may, while on board an aircraft operated by a certificate holder, carry on or about that person a deadly opr dangerous weapon, either concealed or otherwise. This ection does not apply to -
(a) Officials or employees of a municipality or a state, or the united states, who are authorized to carry arms;, or
(b) Crewmembers and other persons authorized by the certificate holder to carry arms.

I fly part 91, and my boss has designated our workplace a "weapons friendly" environment. I saw no other reg that applied to GA.

 

[TAG2]

You do have to be careful these days carrying a firearm at an airport. I think it would be best to keep them hidden very well unless needed.