Coverage dated December 16, 2022 to December 17, 2022
TSA intercepts record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2022, most of them loaded
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By Mary Kay Mallonee and Jason Hanna, CNN The number of firearms that TSA officers intercepted at airport security checkpoints in 2022 is the highest on record for a single year — and the vast majority of the weapons were loaded, the US Transportation Security Administration said Friday.
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TSA officers have found 6,301 firearms in carry-on bags so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 5,972 detected in 2021. The numbers have been increasing steadily over the last decade; in 2012, 1,549 firearms were detected at security checkpoints.
As of Friday, officers had stopped 6,301 guns at airport security checkpoints nationwide, according to the Transportation Security Administration. More than 88% of the firearms were loaded.
By Mary Kay Mallonee and Jason Hanna, CNN The number of firearms that TSA officers intercepted at airport security checkpoints in 2022 is the highest on record for a single year — and the vast majority of the weapons were loaded, the US Transportation Security Administration said Friday.
TSA officers have found 6,301 firearms in carry-on bags so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 5,972 detected in 2021. The numbers have been increasing steadily over the last decade.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal agency tasked with screening passengers before they get on planes says officers this year have stopped a record number of
A record number of firearms were intercepted from passengers rifling through airport security in 2022, the Transportation Security Administration revealed Friday.
