The agency reports that 93% of the guns recovered were loaded.
In this April 23, 2022, file photo, a sign warns travelers not to bring guns through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla.As air travel soars, the number of guns found at airport checkpoints is up, with the Transportation Security Administration reporting a more than 10% increase in recovered firearms for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year.
"Firearms at TSA security checkpoints present an unacceptable safety and security risk to other passengers and I am deeply concerned that the majority of these firearms our [officers] catch are loaded," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a press release.While the number of guns found at checkpoints is up, the rate at which they're found has decreased. TSA said it found 7.
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