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Your unloaded gun needs to be in a locked hard shell case. This case can either be a stand alone unit or you can put it inside of another larger suitcase if you want.

When you check in for the flight, tell the clerk you are making a declaration that the suitcase you are checking contains an unloaded firearm. The clerk will give you an orange tag that you must sign. Printed on the tag are the words "Unloaded Firearm" in big letters. There is also a statement that the case contains an unloaded firearm and that it is a violation of federal law to make a false statement when signing the tag.

You put the tag inside of your case and lock it up.

Some clerks ask to inspect the gun themselves, I guess to be sure it is unloaded. I don't know if they have the legal right to do this or not, but I humor them. The way I look at it, no harm no foul.

Then you will be directed to take your checked baggage to the TSA screening point. TSA will run your bags through their x-ray machine. They may or may not ask you to open the case or ask for the key so they may open it. When they are done, they will put little TSA sticky tags on your bags. (They put them on all of the bags they screen.)

You may also pack ammo in either original factory containers or proper ammo boxes. (They don't want loose ammo floating aroind inside your bags.) I would recommend that you avoid packing loadd magazines. The ammo is best packed in a different case from the gun(s). The amount of ammo you can carry is limited. I think it is something like 11 lbs. total. But you should check with the airline if you are packing anything more than a box or two. (Realistically, how much do you NEED to bring with you?)

Of course as others have pointed out, NV does not yet have reciprocity with TX. So unless you have a CHL from some other state that does, you will not be able to carry concealed in NV.

Not sure what the law says about open carry but I would not recommend it in urban areas. And I'm pretty sure no casino is going to let you in while you are carrying openly.