Originally Posted by GaryS

See the other comments about TSA inconsistency. At Pensacola, it was as you describe. They come out and ask for the key.

In Boston when SWA was at Terminal E, I was called into the secure area and allowed to stand there while the TSA officer opened the gun case. All he cared about was making sure that there were no explosives in the case, he never looked at the guns.

Once SWA moved to Terminal A, the luggage Xray machine was in an open area where I stood and watched the suitcase go through. I got a thumbs up from the TSA officer, who put it on the conveyor.