2021 sets new record for guns found in airports

WASHINGTON D.C. — More guns person been stopped astatine Transportation Security Administration (TSA) information checkpoints this twelvemonth than immoderate before, and determination are inactive 2 afloat months near successful 2021.

As of October 3, TSA officers stopped 4,495 hose passengers from bringing guns onto planes. The erstwhile grounds was 4,432 firearms caught astatine checkpoints for each of 2019.

“The fig of firearms that our TSA officers are stopping astatine airdrome checkpoints is alarming,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske. “Firearms, peculiarly loaded firearms, present an unnecessary hazard astatine checkpoints, person nary spot successful the rider compartment of an airplane, and correspond a precise costly mistake for the passengers who effort to committee a formation with them.”

Passengers tin follow due packing guidance for firearms successful checked baggage and state them to their hose astatine check-in. TSA advises that travelers cognize authorities and section firearm laws for each constituent of question anterior to departure to guarantee they transport firearms successful accordance with applicable law. Airlines whitethorn person further requirements for traveling with firearms and ammunition, truthful travelers should besides interaction their hose regarding firearm and ammunition carriage policies anterior to arriving astatine the airport.

TSA tin contented steep fines erstwhile passengers bring firearms to airdrome checkpoints based connected erstwhile offenses and if the firearm was loaded.

See the implicit list of penalties.

Passengers tin bring guns successful checked baggage erstwhile they are unloaded and packed successful a locked, hard-sided case. The rider indispensable state and contiguous the lawsuit with the firearm astatine the hose check-in antagonistic and pass the hose typical of their volition to question with the firearms. Firearms are transported with checked baggage and are placed successful the cargo clasp of the aircraft.

Visit the TSA website for details connected how to decently question with a firearm.

This communicative was primitively reported by Brody Wooddell connected ABCActionNews.com.