“I have a starter pistol for all my cases. All I have to do upon check-in is tell the airline ticket agent that I have a weapon to declare…I’m given a little card to sign, the card is put in the case, the case is given to a TSA official who takes my key and locks the case, and gives my key back to me.”

In August of last year, my wife and I discovered “Channel 9″ during our flight to Maui, HI. Since we had plenty of time, we discussed the very same topics that Scott McCartney addresses in this WSJ article.