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TSA officers found a record number of firearms in carry-ons at airport checkpoints last week. Guess how many.
TSA's Year in Review is out and - no surprise- another record number of firearms were found at airport checkpoints during 2016.
A monkey, missed meals and a record-setting week for TSA firearm "finds" at airport checkpoints.
The things they bring: a look at firearms and other prohibited items travelers try to bring with them on planes.
From my unofficial count of all the guns found by TSA at airport checkpoint last year, it looks like 2015 will be another record year. Plus... how a chihuahua get in a checked bag?

On the TSA Blog each Friday you’ll find a report on the firearms, weapons and other prohibited – and often really strange – things found at airport checkpoints and in checked bags. This week, for example, the TSA found 55 firearms at airport checkpoints. 51 of those firearms were loaded and 13 had rounds chambered. […]

TSA officers found a record number of firearms in carry-ons at airport checkpoints last week. Guess how many.
TSA's Year in Review is out and - no surprise- another record number of firearms were found at airport checkpoints during 2016.
A monkey, missed meals and a record-setting week for TSA firearm "finds" at airport checkpoints.
The things they bring: a look at firearms and other prohibited items travelers try to bring with them on planes.
From my unofficial count of all the guns found by TSA at airport checkpoint last year, it looks like 2015 will be another record year. Plus... how a chihuahua get in a checked bag?

On the TSA Blog each Friday you’ll find a report on the firearms, weapons and other prohibited – and often really strange – things found at airport checkpoints and in checked bags. This week, for example, the TSA found 55 firearms at airport checkpoints. 51 of those firearms were loaded and 13 had rounds chambered. […]

Each Friday, before I close my office and head to Happy Hour, I check the TSA Blog for the Week in Review posting of the number of firearms (loaded and unloaded) and other prohibited items (inert explosives, big knives, anti-tank weapons, etc.) discovered at airport checkpoints. You should too. The blog (and TSA’s Instagram account) […]

The numbers seem a bit boggling: despite the fact that firearms, ammunition, firearm parts, and realistic replicas of firearms are prohibited in carry-on baggage, an increasing number of passengers continue to show up at airport checkpoints with these items. In fact, according to the Transportation Security Administration, at the end of the day on November […]

One thing we missed the past few weeks was the TSA Week in Review, which includes a report of the firearms and other prohibited – and sometimes really wacky – things TSA officers find at airport security checkpoints. On Friday, we got a round-up that covers September 17, 2013 through October 17th, 2013 (dates inclusive […]

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