Thing is, you ARE allowed to transport a gun as a special checked luggage item, you just have to declare it and have all the proper paperwork. I was under the impression you could NOT check it in a loaded condition and the recent shooting in Florida makes me question just what the regulations are regarding ammo (that mess is just all messed up, that shooting), I was under the impression that generally you weren't allowed to transport ammo in the same container as a firearm (that is, say, a gun case with loaded mags or a box of ammo set in their shock foam cutouts like you would take to the firing range- actually, I think that's illegal transport now when you're at home, ammo must be in a separate case from the firearm).

And that's enough gun talk. sorry. :)