Since these threads are few and far between I figured I would seperate this from my vacation thread in the GD section.
We flew out of DFW on American. I checked both TSA and American's websites and found the most restrictive requirements(American's) for checking firearms. Really only difference from TSA to American is the requirement to have all Ammo in a factory container and not in the magazines. They only thing I was asked to show were empty magazines.
At DFW I had to physically carry my bag from the check in counter where I picked up my boarding passes and got that nifty card I signed declaring the gun unloaded to the station labeled Oversized luggage. This is where they take golf clubs and other oddly shaped luggage declared as oversized. the Homeland Security guy made fun of the lock on my bag(What can I say it was free). Other than that the process was painless.
Flying out of Fort Myers I checked the bag just as I did at DFW but had no additional requirements it went on the same belt as my wifes suitcase. I was told if they had issues I would be paged.
I went to Bass Pro and picked up one of their smaller metal hardside cases that has a key lock latch. I paid less than $30 for it. Its big enough to fit my Glock 23 ammo, magazine and a couple of knives snugly. The Glock stayed home and the Keltec P3AT went on the trip. It along with the small box of ammo, two magazines, two holsters, my Benchmade and Plan B all fit the case without issue. I locked them up and didn't think twice.
Painless to fly with a firearm. I pulled the case out of my bag and loaded the gun in the car before backing out of my spot at DFW.
Hope this helps some.
On the FL CCW Laws I found nothing to terribly different from OK laws. Knife law was the biggets. In OK you can carry a fixed blade without a CCW. In FL most knives that have a blade that folds into the handle are not considered "weapons" However Most fixed blade knives are. You must have a CCW in order to carry a Weapon(gun or knife) concealed.
As usual do your own reading and make your own decisions on carry. I honestly didn't even take a gun or my Plan B out of the house we were staying in. I made a bet that most meals would involve some sort of Alcohol and didn't want to mix the two.
We flew out of DFW on American. I checked both TSA and American's websites and found the most restrictive requirements(American's) for checking firearms. Really only difference from TSA to American is the requirement to have all Ammo in a factory container and not in the magazines. They only thing I was asked to show were empty magazines.
At DFW I had to physically carry my bag from the check in counter where I picked up my boarding passes and got that nifty card I signed declaring the gun unloaded to the station labeled Oversized luggage. This is where they take golf clubs and other oddly shaped luggage declared as oversized. the Homeland Security guy made fun of the lock on my bag(What can I say it was free). Other than that the process was painless.
Flying out of Fort Myers I checked the bag just as I did at DFW but had no additional requirements it went on the same belt as my wifes suitcase. I was told if they had issues I would be paged.
I went to Bass Pro and picked up one of their smaller metal hardside cases that has a key lock latch. I paid less than $30 for it. Its big enough to fit my Glock 23 ammo, magazine and a couple of knives snugly. The Glock stayed home and the Keltec P3AT went on the trip. It along with the small box of ammo, two magazines, two holsters, my Benchmade and Plan B all fit the case without issue. I locked them up and didn't think twice.
Painless to fly with a firearm. I pulled the case out of my bag and loaded the gun in the car before backing out of my spot at DFW.
Hope this helps some.
On the FL CCW Laws I found nothing to terribly different from OK laws. Knife law was the biggets. In OK you can carry a fixed blade without a CCW. In FL most knives that have a blade that folds into the handle are not considered "weapons" However Most fixed blade knives are. You must have a CCW in order to carry a Weapon(gun or knife) concealed.
As usual do your own reading and make your own decisions on carry. I honestly didn't even take a gun or my Plan B out of the house we were staying in. I made a bet that most meals would involve some sort of Alcohol and didn't want to mix the two.
