It depends on the size of the airline, I think. There’s a regional airline near me that services TX, OK, TN, and GA. The first few times I flew on it I checked

It depends on the size of the airline, I think. There’s a regional airline near me that services TX, OK, TN, and GA. The first few times I flew on it I checked my handgun. After doing that a couple of times and getting weird looks, I was on a flight where the pilot saw the small, hard-sided case in the cargo area and asked whose it was. I replied that it was mine, and he handed it to me - he said it was small enough that if we hit turbulence it could end up in the cabin and hit someone.