[27hand]

CQB,

The bags at Orlando were NOT searched. When they were given to screener(TSA I believe), they were placing the bag onto the (X-ray ? ) machine belt. They were informed which bag contained gun and which had the ammo. When I saw no one was going to open my unlocked bag to check status of lockbox, I asked to lock the suitcase. They pulled the bag off and let me put a lock on the suitcase itself.

Both airlines stated the ammo had to be in separate checked bags although their individual websites were unclear on this. I interpreted the guideline as you said. They( Airtran and US Air) said otherwise. I was going to ask what had to happen if I only had one checked bag, but decided against this just to get through more quickly.

Also as I posted, one screener in PGH told me the declaration tag had to be affixed to the lockbox but the ticket counter person had me put it in the lockbox.The TSA guy had me remove the tag from the lockbox and affix it to the carry handle. He talked to me for a few minutes outlining procedure and was pleasant to talk to.

In Orlando, I was told by ticket counter person to put declaration into lockbox and since no one searched or said otherwise, there it stayed.

Thanks for your input. The reason for the post was to question the inconsistancy of each airport.

27hand