I leave next Wednesday with myself, my wife, two small children (4 and 5), and a mother-in-law (don't ask) for a trip from the southeast to the northwest. This is not going to be fun, especially the Orlando to Salt Lake part.

My plan is to pack expensive electronics in the same suitcase with a firearm or two. That way, everything gets inspected right in front of me, and then locked. That way, the TSA cannot steal anything. I suppose that they could lose the entire suitcase, but I plan on plastering it with my name and phone number so any loss should be temporary. I would take a pistol along even if I wasn't planning on going shooting when I get to my destination, just to "work the system" to make my stuff safer.

Funny how the current regulations sort of encourage people to bring firearms on a plane. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />