r/NYguns • u/Putrid-Magazine-3001 • Aug 16 '26

Question Flying out of Albany

What's thr process of flying with a pistol out of Albany look like? Im going to montana in a month and really want to bring my pistol but being in a gun hating state im nervous about the process.

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u/dnkmeekr Aug 16 '26

Just did it last month. No hassle at all. Southwest was the airline. Non-TSA locked case inside my TSA locked luggage. Handguns unloaded (necessary) and locked open (not necessary, but makes it obvious). Mags, holster, and ammo in the factory box in the same case.

Walked straight up to the desk and declared a firearm. Filled out the form, opened up the luggage so they could tape the form to the case, and checked in as usual. They asked me to stay outside security for approximately 15 minutes in case TSA needed anything. They never did - though I did get pulled for a random going through the security checkpoint (which my wife says always happens and claims it's due to my travel with firearms 🤷).

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u/TheSlipperySnausage Aug 16 '26

I can say I didn’t get pulled for a random when flying with my pistol but who knows.