Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers confiscated more than 5,700 firearms at airportsecurity checkpointsthis year, the most in the agency's 20-year history. More than 85% of the firearms that were stopped at checkpoints across the nation were loaded, according to the TSA. CLICK...
Repercussions vary depending on local and state laws. The person may be arrested and have the gun confiscated. But sometimes they're allowed to give the gun to a companion not flying with them and continue on their way. Unloaded guns can also be placed in checked bags assuming they follow ...
The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year -- some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the TSA also is reporting travel numbers nearing those of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of...
A whopping 5,674 guns were stopped in 2021 alone, the agency told CBS News on Monday. The vast majority of weapons — 85% — were loaded with ammunition. Airports in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston ranked highest in confiscated firearms. "It's an all time high," TSA Administrator...
So far in 2020, the Transportation Security Administration confiscated at least a couple of 3D-printed guns. Officials found the contraband in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Feb. 20, according to ablog posthighlighting several banned items that TSA of...
Repercussions vary depending on local and state laws. The person may be arrested and have the gun confiscated. But sometimes they’re allowed to give the gun to a companion not flying with them and continue on their way. Unloaded guns can also be placed in checked bags...
Repercussions vary depending on local and state laws. The person may be arrested and have the gun confiscated. But sometimes they’re allowed to give the gun to a companion not flying with them and continue on their way. Unloaded guns can also be placed in checked bags assuming they follow...
TSA officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport stopped a man carrying a handgun through security on July 5, breaking the previous record.
Nationwide, TSAstopped 6,737 guns at airports, of which 93% were loaded. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said is was a "concerning" figure, considering that the number surpassed the previous year's record of 6,542 guns. "Responsible gun owners know where their guns...
Repercussions vary depending on local and state laws. The person may be arrested and have the gun confiscated. But sometimes they're allowed to give the gun to a companion not flying with them and continue on their way. Unloaded guns can also be placed in checked bags assuming they follow ...