Actually, I did have the TSA page me because of the locks on my bags. I was transporting 2 firearms and ammo in two different bags. Yes, I declared them to the TA and then locked the red card inside the case. Problem is TSA wanted to eyeball the firearms because the CTX automatically identified the gun and flagged the bag it was in. The bag (case) in question was a Pelican 1550 secured by two combination Master Locks. Inside the guns were in their original manufacturers' case each secured with keyed Master Locks which is also the lock I used to secure the small Pelican holding the ammo in the other bag. Each gun also had a trigger lock. Since there was no way for them to get into the gun case, they paged me to return to the ticket counter.

Don't you know the TSO wanted me to open the cases so that he could take everything into the back for screening? Yeah, that didn't happen! I gave him the option to either inspect the items right then and there or call an airport cop and explain why he needed unfettered access to firearms AND ammunition in a "secure" section of the airport. He wasn't budging so I flagged down an airport cop and explained the situation. He gave the TSO a death stare and then told me he would personally walk everything into the back, oversee the screening and then lock the cases as they should be. He even gave me his card and badge number to boot if there were any issues upon arrival. ^ Everything arrived safe, sound and secrued.