TSA is intercepting nearly 20 guns per day at checkpoints nationwide, putting the agency on track to break its annual firearms record, the agency told ABC exclusively.
The Transportation Security Administration said it intercepts nearly 20per day at checkpoints nationwide, putting the agency on track to break its annual firearms record, the agency told ABC exclusively.
In just the third quarter of this year alone, TSA officers stopped more than 1,800 firearms in carry-on baggage -- 94% of which were loaded, according to the TSA. This comes as more passengers take to the skies. TSA says it's screening more than 2 million people per day at airports across the country.
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