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TSA expects another record number of gun seizures this year
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seized more than 3,000 firearms at airport security checkpoints.
It recorded seizures of 3,251 firearms in the first half of the year.
That represents an average 18 guns per day.
That is nearly 200 more than last year.
With peak summer travel, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to come, the TSA expects to intercept another record number od firearms by the year-end.
Last year’s record was 6,542.
Of guns seized so far this year, more than 86% were loaded.
“Anyone traveling with a firearm must follow the rules and pack it properly in checked baggage in addition to declaring it to the airline,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske.
“Passengers who bring a firearm to the security checkpoint present a security risk, and there are consequences for doing so.”
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