The Transportation Safety Administration reported that officials who examine luggage seized 50 firearms last week. It is a wonder that anyone believes he or she can get a gun onto a plane. Apparently, people keep trying.
According to the TSA, the total for the week ending November 21 was:
50 firearms – of the 50 firearms, 40 were loaded and 16 had rounds chambered.
And, the discoveries do not stop there. Officials also found 92 pounds of marijuana. While it is legal in some states, apparently it cannot be transported on commercial flights, at least, probably, until all 50 states make using it legal.
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Most amazing, the TSA also reported:
Inert ordnance and grenades etc. – We continue to find inert grenades and other weaponry on a weekly basis. Please keep in mind that if an item looks like a real bomb, grenade, mine, etc., it is prohibited. When these items are found at a checkpoint or in checked baggage, they can cause significant delays because the explosives detection professionals must respond to resolve the alarm. Even if they are novelty items, you are prohibited from bringing them on the aircraft.
For people who can’t quite figure out if they can or cannot bring guns and illegal drugs on board a plane, the TSA publishes travel tips:
Firearms – firearms carried as checked baggage MUST be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided container, and declared to the airline at check-in
The TSA did not add illegal drugs to its specific travel tips list, presumably because it believes people have enough sense to figure that out on their own. That is, of course, except for people who bring guns in the hope of getting them on airplanes. They may have missed, or ignored, the objections to drugs as well.
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