anyone interested in doing this again?

[Quiet]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I will be staying at the Riviera, and am curious if there is special procedures to be able to keep the gun in your room?

There are no special procedures.
Just keep it locked up and try to keep it out-of-sight.

Such as if it’s ok carrying it through the hotel to your room for storage(inside of the tsa case of course),

Yes, it's ok.
Don't open carry and you'll be fine.

or if you need to tell the hotel that you will be carrying a firearm to your room?

IMO... Don't ask, don't tell.
All casinos have a no weapons policy for liability reasons.
However, it's just their policy, not the law.
If they find out you have a firearm, they can do several things.
1. Ask you to store it in your vehicle. 2. Ask you to store it in your room. 3. Ask you to store it with security. 4. Ask you to leave the property.
So, don't tell them and store it in your room. It's what I do.

Any suggestions or comments from anyone who has done this at the Riviera in the past would be much appreciated.

I've carried a firearm in Nevada for the last six years, never had a problem with any hotels/casinos.
Secure it in your room, in a locked container and don't advirtise you have firearms/ammo in your room and you'll be fine.

IMO...
Please do not open carry, especially if this is your first time in Vegas with firearms. Even though open carry is legal in Nevada, there are some things you need to be aware of. So, unless you know them, don't do it.
Unless you have a valid CCW permit, please do not carry concealed. If you do plan on carrying concealed, check this website before you leave for Vegas, to make sure Nevada honors your CCW permit. If you are going to carry concealed, send me a PM and I can tell you all about Nevada's laws regarding concealed carry (where you can & what you can/can not do).

[flirzan]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I've seen it asked a couple times, but haven't seen an actual answer yet: Has a day and time been established yet? I'll be driving down and am interested in attending the shoot, but I don't think I can make it by 7:00 Thursday morning without breaking several laws on the way, which I'm not excited about doing with a car full of guns... =P

I suppose I could always just pick up some hookers and blow and go for the trifecta, though....

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

Has a day and time been established yet?

The new DEFCON Shoot takes place in the rather early hours of Thursday morning, pre-con. While 7:00 AM might be a bit ahead of schedule as far as range time goes, that's surely about when people meet to carpool their way out there from the hotel.

[flirzan]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

The new DEFCON Shoot takes place in the rather early hours of Thursday morning, pre-con. While 7:00 AM might be a bit ahead of schedule as far as range time goes, that's surely about when people meet to carpool their way out there from the hotel.

Well, crap. I'll have to talk to my driving buddy and see if he's willing/able to leave a little earlier Wednesday afternoon or something, then. I'd really like to come out and shoot with some other geeks and see everybody's toys...

[Melesse]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

So there will be no storing my firearm in the Riv safe lol. Alright, in the room it is. I'm going to need a sturdier box anyways for the airline part...

M.

[ripshy]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I'd be interested in going this year, permitting I get Thursday off from work...the verdicts still out on that one. I can provide a ride for myself +1 to the grounds (two seater). This will be my first time attending the shoot, but I have been coming to the con since DC10. Im local, so I can scout out ammo pickup spots on the way to the grounds. As of late its been fairly difficult to locate any ammo in town at a reasonable price, and some calibers sell out within an hour of being stocked. Ill be bringing a Glock 19 + Moss 500 Tac Cuiser for people to shoot freely provided a donation for ammo.

Looking forward to it.

[Widge]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I'm flying out Wednesday afternoon. I will be bringing my Springfield XD-9 and as much ammo as I can get through check in. I know at least one other person who's looking forward to the shoot. Where do I sign up to be put on a carpool list?

[AlxRogan]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I'm flying out Wednesday afternoon. I will be bringing my Springfield XD-9 and as much ammo as I can get through check in. I know at least one other person who's looking forward to the shoot. Where do I sign up to be put on a carpool list?

Just an FYI, if you haven't been looking at the other threads in this event, please note https://forum.defcon.org/showthread.php?t=10501. No word on alternative locations yet, but you might want to keep an eye on here while making your travel plans.

[Widge]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

Just an FYI, if you haven't been looking at the other threads in this event, please note https://forum.defcon.org/showthread.php?t=10501. No word on alternative locations yet, but you might want to keep an eye on here while making your travel plans.

I read that first. I'm not worried about it. There will be a shoot or it will be canceled.

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I'm flying out Wednesday afternoon. I will be bringing my Springfield XD-9 and as much ammo as I can get through check in. I know at least one other person who's looking forward to the shoot. Where do I sign up to be put on a carpool list?

posting here will get you on my radar... i'm going to begin the process of organizing an official list shortly. i'm also still working on the location... we won't be canceled at all... but just may be stuck at a place that doesn't allow 100% of the items we'd like to bring with us.

"as much ammo as you can get through check-in" usually consists of 11 lbs. of ammo total... whether all in one bag (sometimes not allowed) or in separate pieces of luggage. if you're traveling with other people, they can also carry their own allotment of ammo.

if you'd like to know how individual air carriers' rules vary on ammo (and firearms in general) check my page about that here. if you fly to DEFCON (or anywhere else, for that matter) with firearms, please consider filling out this brief questionnaire and telling me how it goes.

[Widge]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

posting here will get you on my radar... i'm going to begin the process of organizing an official list shortly. i'm also still working on the location... we won't be canceled at all... but just may be stuck at a place that doesn't allow 100% of the items we'd like to bring with us.

"as much ammo as you can get through check-in" usually consists of 11 lbs. of ammo total... whether all in one bag (sometimes not allowed) or in separate pieces of luggage. if you're traveling with other people, they can also carry their own allotment of ammo.

if you'd like to know how individual air carriers' rules vary on ammo (and firearms in general) check my page about that here. if you fly to DEFCON (or anywhere else, for that matter) with firearms, please consider filling out this brief questionnaire and telling me how it goes.

I'm flying out of a small airport in Santa Rosa. I looked up their firearm rules for checked baggage and they'll let me bring 50lbs of ammo! I got about 500 rounds that I'm setting aside for the trip. The weight is about 14lbs so I should be fine. This will be fun even if we can't fire full auto or .50 BMG. I go shoot once a week at least; it's a nice way to get away from my wall of computer monitors.

Firearm rules for my airline:
http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/hel...latedItems.asp

[noid]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

I'm flying out of a small airport in Santa Rosa. I looked up their firearm rules for checked baggage and they'll let me bring 50lbs of ammo! I got about 500 rounds that I'm setting aside for the trip. The weight is about 14lbs so I should be fine. This will be fun even if we can't fire full auto or .50 BMG. I go shoot once a week at least; it's a nice way to get away from my wall of computer monitors.

Firearm rules for my airline:
http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/hel...latedItems.asp

Holy crap. I thought you were off your nut for a second, but I'll be damned it is 50lbs. Kind of makes me want to bring a suitcase that weighs exactly 50lbs (the limit for bags to not be charged) and have it full of ammo.

Another option is to hit the walmart thats on the way into town from the airport.

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

Holy crap. I thought you were off your nut for a second, but I'll be damned it is 50lbs.

yeap, as soon as i heard that i thought it was Alaska... they're the only one with that policy. i feel it's likely geared towards seasonal hunters who travel with their own game loads up north to take out large creatures... they don't want to alienate serious sportsmen who don't buy off the shelf perhaps.

either way... i love them for that policy and have had the exact same idea you did. i want to see what they would do with a suitcase full of ammo. hah.

[Merciless_Mike]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

Not sure if its the case in Vegas, but just about everywhere else, common caliber ammo is hard to find in stores. WalMarts around me are sold out 30 minutes after stocking shelves.

BTW: Yes I am interested. Anytime I can pull trigger I will. I personally will be reloading about 200 rounds for my .308 and maybe some .223/5.56 as well. Did I see there was a marksman challenge??

[theprez98]

Re: anyone interested in doing this again?

Not sure if its the case in Vegas, but just about everywhere else, common caliber ammo is hard to find in stores. WalMarts around me are sold out 30 minutes after stocking shelves.

This is very much the case here in Maryland, too.