Flying with Guns
The Flying with Guns series documents real-world experiences traveling with declared firearms on commercial airlines. Each episode follows the process from check-in through baggage claim, covering major airlines, airports, firearm cases, locks, ammunition handling, and TSA procedures. By showing how the process works across different airports and situations, this series helps make air travel with firearms more predictable and easier to understand.
Flying with Guns: Episode 41 – Southwest from MSY to LAS (SHOT Show 2026 Trip)
Episode 41 covers my flight from New Orleans to Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines as I headed out for SHOT...
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3 Tips for Flying With Guns That Make the Process Smoother
Flying with a firearm doesn’t have to be stressful. After many of trips and documenting the entire process in my Flying...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 40 – Southwest from LAS to MSY
Episode 40 covers another smooth Southwest flight from Las Vegas to New Orleans with declared firearms. This trip went exactly...
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Flying with Guns on Christmas Morning: Episode 39 – Southwest from MSY to LAS
Episode 39 was filmed on Christmas morning, flying Southwest Airlines from New Orleans to Las Vegas. Even on a holiday,...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 38 – Southwest from LAS to MSY
Episode 38 was filmed on December 17, 2025, flying Southwest Airlines from Las Vegas back to New Orleans. This was...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 37 – MSY to LAS
Episode 37 was filmed on December 11, 2025, flying from New Orleans to Las Vegas. This was another quick and...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 36 – Southwest from Las Vegas to Atlanta
Episode 36 takes us from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Southwest Airlines, and this trip was as smooth as they...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 35 – Spirit from MSY to LAS
Episode 35 was filmed on November 28, 2025, flying Spirit Airlines from New Orleans to Las Vegas. This trip was...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 34 – Spirit from MSY to LAS
For Episode 343 of the series, we’re going back to a trip filmed on June 29th. This time I flew...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 33 – Flying Spirit from MSY to LAS
This episode goes back to a trip I took in May, flying Spirit Airlines from New Orleans to Las Vegas...
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Flying with Guns: Episode 32 – Las Vegas to New Orleans on Southwest
I recently flew from Las Vegas to New Orleans on Southwest Airlines, and this trip turned out to be just...
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Flying with Guns Episodes 30 & 31: Spirit Airlines Check-In Goes Wrong One Day, Perfect the Next
These two back-to-back flights show just how inconsistent the airline firearm check-in process can be depending on who’s working the...
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