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Airport security seized the largest number of firearms in TSA history in 2021: 5,700 guns are found in carry-on bags - 85% of them loaded |
2021-12-15 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said security personnel had confiscated more than 5,700 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2021
- It's the highest number of weapons ever confiscated in a single year
- It means about 16 weapons are confiscated every single day - 85% are loaded
- The previous yearly record was about 4,400 in 2019
- Figure reflects an increase in firearms being carried by Americans
- Airline passengers can transport unloaded firearms but only in checked bags
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