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Record Number Of Firearms Caught At Airport Checkpoints

Por: Forbes Life January 19, 2023

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The screened 736 million travelers last year, stopped 6,542 firearms from getting past airport security checkpoints and received 29,000 passenger complaints about its screeners or screening practices. The number of firearms stopped was an annual record and “a significant increase” from 5,972 detected in 2021 and 4,432 detected pre-pandemic in 2019, the TSA says in a yearly roundup of accomplishments. About 88% of the guns caught last year... + full article



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