I was finally able to fly out of the Austin airport during the Independence Day holiday. There is what is debatibly a valid 30.06 sign restricting the carry of handguns within the airport terminal. Under Texas law this restricts the carry of a handgun from the front door of the terminal to the ticket counter where one would declare a firearm to the commercial carrier. Instead I went to the skycap bag check on the curb and explained that I needed to check the bag and declare unloaded firearms. This has always been a no-no for skycap ckeck in, BUT at Southwest Airlines they were ready to accomodate me. No more restrictions on curbside check in for gun toters. There would be a problem if I had not already purchased a ticket as that can only be done at the ticket counter. I do not know if the other airlines have made the same accomdations, but I will find out soon I am sure because I like testing them. Be careful of what you ask for because you just might get it. I was prepared to demand that a police officer be called to carry my bags to the ticket counter and stand in line with me. It wouldn't be legal for a SWA employee to do it either. The sign is technically invalid anyway since the law states that it must be in 'contrasting colors' and the sign at Austin is letters stuck to a glass window and in no spectrum that I have seen is 'clear' a color.