I'm going out west and am flying out on Delta. A co-worker has checked his handgun in the past (unsure what airline) and he didn't have any problems at IND, but different airports have different rules. In Orlando he had to follow the clerk who took his bag into some far off location and the inspector opened it up and basically searched everything. Sounds like some airport boards just want to make it as difficult as possible. One thing I don't like about Delta's rules are that they now put a special show ID and pick-up indicator on the bag. It isn't a "firearm inside" tag, just a special tag that tells baggage handlers to put the case in a special baggage pick-up area. I think anyone can ask for this, like if one had costly electronics or something. I don't think it would be such an issue at larger airports, but we are flying into a regional airport and sometimes they are short staffed. Of course I don't want to have to wait 30 minutes, and maybe longer, to get my bag. Plus, I'm also now wondering just how many of these "special pick-ups" are requested and if it is basically known to baggage clerks that this tag likely means a 90% chance there is a gun in the case. I only have soft sided cases, so the locked metal case would be inside, easy enough to just steal. I read a post on here a few years back of a guy who said his firearm was stolen. I'm just wondering if anyone has flown Delta and checked a handgun anytime recently and how was it? It seems their policy changed after the airport shooting down in Florida (from what I gather from on-line sources).