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Just got in from Colorado Springs & first time taking firearm to an airport, fyi to anybody that has never done it, your baggage will be sent over to baggage claims & will not show up on the carousel. When leaving Colorado Springs, I was sent over to TSA to check my baggage,they opened it up & took the lock box out & asked me for the key, he opened it but did not touch anything, closed it back up, then he took it to be checked in, took about 5 minutes without any issues.

Thanks for all the replies, I had only one issue at the check in counter, told her I was declaring a firearm & she told me that I had to stand in another line & about a minute later she calls me back up to the counter & tell again that I need declare a firearm, again she tells me to go stand in the other line but now that line has several people in it, she did take me straight over & got checked in without any issues, my wife was worried that it would take long & possibly be detained so she left hers at home. We are flying to Dallas then to Colorado.

Going on a trip soon & flying out of Houston using American Airlines, question I have is when checking in do I use the check in at the curb or do I go inside? Their website did not say. This is the first time flying with my firearm. Thanks in advance.