According to Fox news
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), travelers “may transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only.”
In a set of guidelines and rules, TSA says travelers must “declare the firearm and/or ammunition to the airline when checking your bag at the ticket counter,” and the firearm’s container “must completely secure the firearm from being accessed.” TSA also states that “locked cases that can be easily opened are not permitted.”
Local, state and international laws regulating guns, which travelers should make themselves aware of prior to a trip, vary and can result in legal issues if they are not followed properly.
As noted in TSA rules, bringing “an unloaded firearm with accessible ammunition to the security checkpoint carries the same civil penalty/fine as bringing a loaded firearm to the checkpoint.”
Additionally, TSA noted that gun parts — including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins — are prohibited in carry-on baggage but may be transported in checked baggage. Replica guns, including toys, are also to be transported in checked baggage only.
Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but it may be transported in checked baggage.
- Ammunition is prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage.
- Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be securely boxed or included within a hard-sided case containing an unloaded firearm. Read the requirements governing the transport of ammunition in checked baggage as defined by 49 CFR 175.10 (a)(8).
- Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline.
- Ammunition may be transported in the same hard-sided, locked case as a firearm if it has been packed as described above. You cannot use firearm magazines or clips for packing ammunition unless they completely enclose the ammunition. Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, whether loaded or empty, must be boxed or included within a hard-sided, locked case.
- Please check with your airline for quantity limits for ammunition.