Published 3 years ago

Rate of guns seized at airport checkpoints jumped in 2020

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Security screeners confiscated guns at airport checkpoints at a record pace last year although the total number of guns dropped along with the steep plunge in travelers because of the pandemic.

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News18 India

Rate Of Guns Seized At Airport Checkpoints Jumped In 2020

WASHINGTON: Security screeners confiscated guns at airport checkpoints at a record pace last year although the total number of guns dropped along with the steep plunge in travelers because of the pandemic.

3 years ago·India

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Hindustan Times

Rate of guns seized at US airport checkpoints jumped in 2020

The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags in 2020, or about 10 for every million travelers. About 83% of the guns were loaded.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Rate of guns seized at airport checkpoints jumped in 2020

There were fewer air travelers in the United States last year, but a higher percentage of them were carrying guns

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

US airport screeners confiscated guns at record rate in 2020

Airport security screeners are finding guns at US checkpoints at about twice the rate they did in 2019, according to new Transportation Security Administration data.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

DFW Near Top Of List For Airports Where TSA Confiscated Most Firearms At Security Checkpoints

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Despite fewer airline passengers in 2020, officials with the Transportation Security Administration say they detected twice as many firearms at airport security checkpoints in Texas and nationwide compared to 2019.Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was near the top of the list of airports where TSA officers discovered the most firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags.Throughout 2020, TSA caught approximate…

3 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Rate of guns seized at airport checkpoints jumped in 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) - Security screeners confiscated guns at airport checkpoints at a record pace last year although the total number of guns dropped along with the steep plunge in travelers because of the pandemic.The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their ...

3 years ago·United States

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