When Eliot Spitzer was governor of New York (and before he got caught running with whores at taxpayer expense) it was common knowledge - and frequently reported on in the gunzines - that one of the fastest ways to end up in Manhattan's Tombs prison was to get caught at Kennedy or LaGuardia airports with a handgun in your luggage. Even the American Rifleman was warning gun owners about Eliot Spitzer's antithetical attacks on, otherwise innocent, gun owners. I'm not going to spend too much time looking for any of THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS that occurred; but, here's what 5 minutes on Google turned up:
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As I said, a few years ago this information was common knowledge across many gun forums, and in all the gunzines. I can also remember taking a wide detour around the state of Massachusetts on the way to go deer hunting in upper New England. Why? Because my out-of-state deer rifle could have earned me an automatic 10 year prison sentence if I were found in possession of a firearm while traveling through Massachusetts!
One of my closest friends (The man who, originally, taught me how to handle a pistol well.) once remarked, 'When you're at home you're still (more or less) 'king of the castle'; but once you get inside an automobile, walk into an airport, or get on a plane you might as well paint a giant red and white bullseye on your back because, all of a sudden, numerous government agencies are going to be out to get you!'