Saber Forum

Ok so... idk this is i think pretty off topic.

has anyone ever had problems with lightsabers with flying? like airport security stopping you?

anyway, i'm planning on traveling with my lightsabers to visit a few friends cuz i think these are freakin' awesome. and i rather travel light and go carry on... but... idk about airport security, i don't want these confisicated  for some stupid reason so that they end up playing with it -_-"

Ha ha it would be all over the news.... Terrorist attempts attack with LED driven lightsaber :P

"Apparantly he was sporting an Ultra Heavy blade, Dangerous stuff! "  LOL

Put them in a locked rifle case (using TSA approved locks, of course) and then check them.  You can get a cheap rifle case at Walmart.  Let the person behind the counter know that they are "lightsaber replicas".  I've done this, and everything was fine.

oh thanks ultra, i will do that then.

Yeah, that would really suck. Wouldn't it be funny though to see airport security beating offenders with lightsabers instead of police batons?

Ha Ha indeed!!!

Oh man, imagine the news clips on that one. Heheheh.

I talked to airport security before I flew back to the States from the Middle East.  I had three sabers to bring home.  After discussing it with them, I opted to put them in checked bags, and left the blades there.  I had replacements shipped to my destination.  Their point is that anything that COULD be used as a weapon is not allowed, and they felt that the hilts could be used as a blunt instrument to cause injury!    ::)

Well darn! THAT plan won't work...lol.

That's International travel for you.  Thankfully for domestic travelers, things are a little more lenient.  I was able to transport my firearms on an airplane recently, just had to follow the same protocols.  Locked TSA case, inform TSA of weapons.  Had to fill out a form for the guns, but I was able to take em.

Now, if you want some scared looks in an airport, walk away from the baggage claim with a rifle case.  8)

Let them have a look to avoid any misunderstandings and you should be fine.

if there in the locked gun safew like Ultra suggested you should have no troubles

What about Jedi mind tricks?

hmmm, yes, i think this would would, get up to the guards while saying "these are not the droids your looking for"

How about this? "These are not the terrorists you are looking for."

That might work, I sense the Force is strong with you

rofl... i thought about it... picking up a rifle case from baggae claim, lol wear a suit and sunglasses and toss it over your shoulder... rofl yeah...

anyhow, it is gonna be an international flight out of US to Vietnam, so... idk. i kinda have to bring the blades wit me since... well... i'm not staying long in vietnam, lol.

blunt weapons huh? just about anything can be a blunt weapon, heck i could use my macbook as a blunt weapon.

What about One's fists? Are they not potentially deadly? :D

Yes! Hah! A couple of times actually. Traveling to Comic-Con from Texas. Basically I had the saber out to actually see what it is, and I had some taken apart so they could look at them. Tried going through airport security and the guy was freaking out about them. He didn't know what they were. So, I think the big problem was he never saw a lightsaber before. His co-workers were laughing about it and so were the people behind me. So, not much of a problem, just something to laugh about on the way to California.