Shoot, I'm usually hauling a short rifle case with three handguns and a rifle. I have to haul that up on the counter and open it.TomsTXCHL wrote:I don't understand how you can easily do that in a crowded airport with people all around you--I mean, just the act of setting the bag somewhere and opening it up is unusual and would get others' attentions???Jumping Frog wrote:Almost every time I fly United, I am asked to show the ticket agent my handgun is unloaded. I quietly and discreetly do so.jimlongley wrote:We were ALSO not authorized to check whether a firearm was unloaded at the ticket counter, that was up to the ticket agents and airline employees and if the airline wants you to demonstrate that the firearm is unloaded, they have the right to do so, and if you refuse, they also have the right to deny you the flight.
Which is why I always fly SW. It's my second bag.