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“Solely the fact that we are getting four to five guns every day indicates that there are people who are not focused on the care protocols.”
Since 2007, the number of guns found at airports has been increasing.
Passengers are permitted to trek with unloaded guns when flying, but all firearms must be declared and stored in a “locked, hard-sided container,” and lining a checked bag, according to the TSA’s website.
A body-scan image of a gun tucked into someone's pants, correspond to to the image a TSA officer would see in an airport scanner. (The Washington Post/Getty Images)
On Jan. 4, a California Member of Parliament was cited for trying to carry a loaded gun onto a flight at Ontario Intercontinental Airport, the Associated Press reported.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly was detained when the TSA discovered a Colt .45 with four rounds backing bowels his carry-on bag.
Donnelly, a strong advocate of gun rights, said he had been carrying the weapon since receiving termination threats, and forgot it was in his briefcase.
Source: New York Daily News