Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Law enforcement officers must meet all federal qualifications to fly armed, unless otherwise authorized by TSA. Be a federal law enforcement officer or a full-time municipal, county, state, tribal or territorial law enforcement officer who is a direct government agency employee.
In addition to the above requirements, municipal, county, state, tribal or territorial officers must present an operational need to have the weapon accessible from the time they would otherwise check the weapon, until the time it would be claimed after deplaning.
The need to have the weapon accessible aboard the aircraft must be determined by the employing agency and based on one of the following:. Common examples of travel that does not meet the threshold for carriage of accessible weapons are:. This point of contact must request the training material to instruct the law enforcement officers within their agency who meet federal regulations to fly armed. Please complete the fillable form provided at the link below.
State, local, territorial, tribal and approved railroad law enforcement officers flying armed must submit a National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System message at least 24 hours prior to travel. More information on this procedure is contained in the training program. Request Training Materials. Skip to main content. What Can I Bring? Home Travel Law Enforcement. Travel Security Screening.
TSA Cares. Travel Tips. Security Screening. Law Enforcement. Flying Armed Law enforcement officers must meet all federal qualifications to fly armed, unless otherwise authorized by TSA. Be sworn and commissioned to enforce criminal or immigration statutes. Be authorized by the employing agency to have the weapon in connection with assigned duties.
