If you need to transport a firearm, it must be declared and packed in checked baggage following specific TSA guidelines. Items designed for self-defense, such as pepper spray, mace, and stun guns ...

The TSA confiscated 22,196 prohibited weapons from checked carry-on bags in 2015. Of those, 2,653 were guns, and 83% of them were loaded. That’s a record number of guns confiscated by the TSA, The ...

Stun guns, which are legal to carry in Virginia (with restrictions), are still prohibited from passing through TSA checkpoints. They can, however, be packed in a checked bag, Farbstein noted.