Well, you hit the nail on the head. I was looking for the answer. Not a link so I could find the answer.
I posted the original question as I was walking out the door. I had a few errands to run and then I was going to the airport. I hadn't given a whole lot of thought to bringing the guns. I knew there was no problem the last time, but as I was walking out it occured to me that it might be a good idea just to double check that nothing has changed. Since I wasn't home I was just going to check for an answer on my cell phone while I was driving. This was pretty much a yes or no question: has anything changed ?
I am not going to click on a link and read another thread.............while I am driving. So, again, an answer would have been nice, a link was useless.
So, if anyone is interested in the answer: I flew from Las Vegas NV to Pittsburgh PA. At Las Vegas I had to check in at the ticket counter and not at the curbside check in (since I was checking in firearms). You are required to transport the firearms in a hard sided case that is locked. The person checking me in had me open the case right on the counter and she put a tag in that she had checked it. No big deal at all.
At the other end, in Pittsburgh, I waited for my luggage, guns never came out. I waited until I was the last one there and the conveyer belt had stopped. Then I went to the lost luggage office. There I found out that they don't put firearms on the belt, someone has to go get them and bring them down to you. I have no idea how you are supposed to know this. They must just count on ESP. So, I wasted a 1/2 hour to 45 mintues trying to figure this out but in the end, a guy went and got it for me and I walked out.