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That would not work either. Once the bag is sent around the pickup carousel it is in an unsecure place and would have to be rechecked. The only option is for the airline to keep the bag back in the back luggage area.

Airline horror story. Passenger A is traveling by air across New York with a destination of Maine to go hunting. He has a checked bag with a legal, declared handgun in the bag. The aircraft has to divert to Laguardia airport in New York because of weather in Maine. The airline gives hotel rooms for the overnight in New York. Passenger A retrieves his checked bag and goes to the hotel. The next morning, he checks in for his continuing flight and informs the agent that he has a handgun in the bag he is checking. The agent summons law enforcement that charges passenger A with felony possession of a handgun because the gun is not registered in New York.