Free Holiday Travel Checklist for Gun Owners (PDF)

Driving to see family or flying for the holidays with your firearm? This free checklist from Armor Firearms & Training, led by an NRA-certified law enforcement firearms instructor, helps you plan the trip the right way.

What's inside:

• How to check every state on your route: reciprocity, magazine limits and storage rules, using official state sources

• Car packing and storage, including federal safe passage (18 U.S.C. 926A)

• Flying basics: declaring at the counter, hard-sided locked cases and ammunition rules (per TSA)

• Safe storage at a hotel or a family home, especially around kids and guests

• What to do if you're stopped by police

• A printable last-minute checklist with tick boxes

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Ready to train before you travel? See our classes at armorfirearmsllc.com or call (810) 255-9722.

Instant PDF download. General information, not legal advice. Laws verified Oct. 27, 2026.

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