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TSA raising fines after finding record number of guns in carry-ons

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

TSA stops record number of guns at airport security checkpoints in 2022

Authorities have stopped more than 6,000 firearms from going through airport security checkpoints so far this year, the most in the history of the Transportation Security Administration, officials said Friday.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 17, 2022

TSA raising fines after finding record guns in carry-ons

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Commentary: More guns lead to more shootings. Let’s challenge what gun ownership means

The mass shootings in Virginia and Colorado again call attention to the nation’s gun problem, but how deeply guns are embedded in everyday life can be seen from other random news reports:

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Delta flight attendant threatens disabled travel blogger with ‘TSA guns’ in row over wheelchair

‘I don’t know why they were so adamant about not bringing it today, but to threaten us with guns?!’

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Air travel skyrockets ahead of Thanksgiving, surpassing pre-COVID numbers some days

Travel by air skyrocketed toward pre-COVID levels ahead of Thanksgiving — and even exceeded 2019′s numbers some days.

Tribune News Service · Nov 24, 2022

Thanksgiving week travel expected to be almost as busy as pre-pandemic levels

Thanksgiving week has always been the busiest travel season of the year, and experts expect the number of people flying and hitting the road will be close to what it was before the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 24, 2022

Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Biden administration deploys Air Marshals to border to help with migrants

The Biden Administration has quietly ordered Federal Air Marshals to begin mandatory deployments to the southern border to help with a surge in migrant encounters just as the holiday air travel season begins.

Boston Herald · Nov 23, 2022

TSA X-ray reveals live cat was trapped in checked luggage at JFK airport

Feline was discovered in the suitcase as it was making its way to Oralndo

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022