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Gun-toting traveler sues Delta for New York arrest :: 06/13/2012

Are you aware of the laws in the destinations you travel to? Do you believe the airline that gets you there has an obligation to advise you about them? And if you do violate them, who's responsible for the consequences?

The above may sound like questions for a first-year law-school class but they're actually at the heart of a recently filed lawsuit that suggests that even following the rules can get you in trouble.

The case in question involves Mark Benedetto, president of the University of Sioux Falls, who is suing Delta Air Lines over an incident last fall in which he was arrested at LaGuardia Airport and put in jail for violating New York's gun laws.

Benedetto followed the rules and informed the airline that he had an unloaded handgun in a locked case in his checked luggage, according to ArgusLeader.com.

However, while he was in compliance with airline and TSA regulations, he was in violation of a New York law that prohibits non-residents from carrying concealed weapons. After a Delta agent called the police, he was arrested and spent a night in jail.

The charges were dropped and his record expunged but Benedetto believes Delta breached its duty by not informing him of the city's restrictive regulations.

"They go to some effort to advise travelers about rules in some places - gun laws in Great Britain and other places - but omitted one of the most important," said Steven Sanford, Benedetto's attorney. "Once they say, 'Be advised,' they have a legal obligation to be accurate and complete."

By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor