I know this subject was brought before in the general discussion topics, but I have another concern. How are they going to prohibit passengers from entering the baggage cars? I saw a video on Youtube where a passenger took video of the inside of one and he was able to walk in the transistion sleeper. What is keeping a passenger from accessing thier own firearm on board? What steps is Amtrak going to take to prevent someone from bringing a firearm on board with checking the bag?
I have idea about the baggage car. They should locking doors with keypads so only crew members can access it.
Will
If anybody had 10 cents' worth of smarts, they would buy locking (security) gun cases and mount them in the baggage cars and give the key or keys to a ranking crew member or on board supervisor. Any ammunition should be secured in a locking ammunitions safe separate and apart from the gun case(s).
But, frankly, if anybody had 10 cents' worth of smarts, this subject wouldn't be up for debate right now.
(Not an official Amtrak position or endorsement of same)
Congress has demanded (on threat of holding up Amtrak funds) that guns, in locked cases, be allowed in Checked Baggage. This will be a problem for Amtrak, on long haul trains they normally do not scan Checked Luggage nor have tight security for Baggage Cars and Storage Areas. Then their is the problem with Passenger who gets off in Boston, New York City, or Washington DC where possessing a fire arm not licensed locally is a Felony. (as a member of the N.Y. Giants football team just found out)
Looks like guns will be OK on Amtrak as long as you do not take any photos of the trains.
Don U. TCA 73-5735
Just a comment/question: I think the transition sleeper is open to passengers now. Amtrak sells some if that space as regular sleeping car space.
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