CJ said:
I would be worried about the airports too. However....I have visited PA with my PA license and I enjoyed my freedoms very very much. I am going to NH next month and I plan to enjoy those freedoms again.
If I am not mistaken.....TX is one of the few states that allows you to carry on your NYS license.
Few states? There are - Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont... And of course, (sorta) New York.
FIFTEEN States other than your home state respect your right to self-defense.... But not your own state.
it's really no big deal, check your airlines' requirements, print out TSA rules (TSA says ONE of the containers must be hard-sided - you can have a SOFT suitcase and HARD pistol case, or a HARD Suitcase and SOFT pistol case (locking of course)) The airline may have stricter rules... print them all out and have them handy.
You tell the checkin clerk "I have a firearm to declare"... the clerk will call a TSA and or Police to come examine your gun & license, they took copies of my license, you fill out a little card that you put in the gun case...
YOU then lock the gun in the case, DO NOT give the key or combo to anyone else (they're not allowed to have it) and you're off.
My experience, when you claim your bags at your destination, open the suitcase enough to get your hand in and on the pistol case, to make sure the pistol is still there!... Last year on a trip to Omaha NE, someone tried getting into my gun - they buggered the suitcase lock (I had to break it) and had messed with the pistol box.... I called TSA when I couldn't unlock the suitcase, explained what was going on, and the TSA agent sat on the floor with me and helped me break the lock to make sure my guns were still there.... Imagine doing THAT in NY???
Really it's a no-brainer.