NEW AMTRAK FIREARM TRANSPORT RULES MAKE SENSE, SAYS CCRKBA

BELLEVUE, WA – Despite unnecessary hysteria generated by opponents of Amtrak’s expanded firearms transportation policy which will allow unloaded firearms in securely locked cases on some trains, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says the policy makes sense, and may prevent loss or damage to valuable firearms.

“Your Second Amendment rights don’t end at the railroad tracks,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “If it were up to gun prohibitionists, you would not be able to have your own gun in your own car.”

Under the expanded rule, according to published reports, passengers would be allowed to bring declared, unloaded firearms, and ammunition, aboard eligible trains which do not offer checked baggage options, and only between staffed stations. On trains with checked baggage, the existing policies remain in effect. The firearms would be in double-locked TSA-compliant hard-sided cases, which passengers cannot access during their trip, and be fitted with an Amtrak combination lock for the duration of the trip. The cases would be unlocked only when passengers reach their destination.

“A spokesman for the Transport Workers Union is making a proverbial mountain out of a molehill, declaring this will make travelers and railroad workers less safe,” Gottlieb said. “This is actually Amtrak making a sound, common sense decision, and it is being met with a lot of ‘What ifs’ in reaction. This will only be offered on certain trains, and only under very strict, secure conditions, and they apparently know it.

“This is just one more example of someone whose goal is to relegate America’s law-abiding gun owners to the wrong side of the tracks,” he observed.

The new rule is scheduled for implementation in January 2027.