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Amtrak to allow guns on trains. Workers union calls policy 'lunacy' (usa.streetsblog.org)
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[–] 15 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Amtrak plans to expand its firearms transportation policy in January 2027, allowing passengers to bring unloaded guns aboard more trains in locked cases,

Oh so its not even a thing to worry about

sometimes people need to actually read the article

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  • [–] 3 points 22 hours ago

    Yeah, that's literally how you bring guns on airplanes.

    The story is "Amtrak changing its policy to be the same as how you fly with guns."

    Sometimes people travel for hunting, or to go to a shooting competition. This means that there are clearly defined rules on how you can use Amtrak to travel to those events legally.

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  • [–] 1 point 19 hours ago (6 children)

    Can they not unlock the cases while on board?

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  • [–] -1 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

    I've never been on an Amtrack, but I assume it's like a Greyhound or an airplane, where things like gun cases are checked and not available to passengers during the trip.

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

    Incorrect. Luggage is generally not checked on Amtrak.

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  • [–] 0 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    OK, but you can at least understand as an American I have never been on a train ;-)

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

    In that case, consider that your uninformed spicy takes aren’t strictly necessary.

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