Originally Posted by
HillTiger
I have flown with my shotgun (sans ammo) multiple times and have never paid a baggage fee. I get 2 free bags when I fly.
You get one firearm without extra fees. It's when you travel with more then one that you have to pay extra fees. There's extra paperwork/costs involved, they're happy to do it for one. The fee is to deter you from bringing multiple firearms, thus increasing processing time.