Flying out of O'hare with declared pistol in checked luggage.

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Tomorrow we're flying from O'Hare to Anchorage. I've flown all over the country with pistols in my checked bags. Never a big problem.

But I've never done it out of (and then later on back into) King Richards Chicago.

Have any of you? Any problems?

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I've never flown out of O'Hare with pistols in the checked bags, but Chicago folks say it isn't a problem. Why don't you report back on this. There isn't even a problem driving through Chicago with cased unloaded firearms if you are a non-resident going somewhere else. So in this regard even Chicago is better than some places like Maryland or New York City.