TSA: Carry-on gun finds doubled across US in 2020
Though air travel numbers were down dramatically in 2020 because of a global pandemic, the
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In 2020, there were about 10 firearms per 1 million passengers screened as compared to about five firearms per one million passengers in 2019, according to the
A total of 3,257 firearms were found in carry-on bags at checkpoints, and 83% of those weapons – about 2,700 – were loaded. In
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"Most of the guns brought to our checkpoints have been loaded, many with ammunition chambered. An accidental discharge could result in tragedy,"
While unloaded guns can be transported through checked luggage once they are declared with the airline, passengers cannot transport any weapons in their carry-on luggage.
Passengers caught with a firearm at security checkpoints may pay a civil penalty of up to
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Federal officials said the number of firearms persisted even as the number of passengers going through security checkpoints dropped by 500 million in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Travel was at a standstill for much of the spring in 2020 as cities and countries across the world were under a lockdown or stay-at-home orders in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus.
In a recent survey by
"There's a prevailing hope among many Americans that things will return to normal later this year," he said.
When it comes to those who did travel, Koshetz said, the numbers of people bringing firearms to the
"This year holiday travel stress combined with an overwhelming dose of pandemic stress meant even more passengers failed to scrutinize what was in their carry-ons," Koshetz said
Even so, some of the most traveled holidays of the year saw significant dips in airline travel for 2020 across
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