US EditionAmtrak Considers Lockboxes for Guns on Most Trains
The proposal would expand firearm storage to more than 1,500 trains a day as critics warn it could weaken security.
- Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics argue would weaken security measures due to recent events.
- The company has been contemplating this policy change since early this year after pressure from Trump administration officials.
- Authorities report that a man traveled by Amtrak with firearms intended for a violent act related to a recent event.
- The proposed rule change could allow passengers to bring guns aboard trains nationwide, rather than just on those with locked baggage cars.
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Amtrak may ease rules on guns on its trains despite revelations after correspondents' dinner, sources say
Amtrak may ease rules on guns on its trains, sources say. Critics worry that would weaken security even though, authorities say, the accused correspondents' dinner shooter took Amtrak cross-country with his firearms.
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Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump’s life
The Trump administration started pushing for Amtrak to make the change months ago.
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Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump's life
Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Amtrak may ease rules on guns on its trains, sources say
Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Amtrak has been considering the policy change since at least early this year, after being pressured by Trump administration officials to ease restrictions on transporting weapons, two p…
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