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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Brent Dirks, Editor
Firearms at
Checkpoints Continue to Be a Major Issue for TSA
Every time I fly, I’m always appreciative of all of the Transportation Security Ad- ministration agents. While they sometimes receive deri- sion, the agency and its employees are a vitally important link in aviation security.
On Sunday, July 7, more than 3 million passengers were screened in a single day, a new, all-time record.
While anyone who travels knows the drill at a checkpoint with liquids, laptops, and more, it continues to amaze me how many firearms the TSA finds at check- points.
During the first half of 2024, agents in- tercepted 3,296 firearms. That’s an average of 18 firearms each and every day. And what’s even more staggering, 94 percent of those firearms intercepted were loaded.
As you probably know, firearms are prohibited at security checkpoints, in the secure area of an airport, and in the pas- senger cabin of an aircraft. That’s even if you have a conciliated carry permit or in a constitutional carry jurisdiction.
You can travel with a firearm, but it
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needs to be secure in checked baggage, packed unloaded, locked in a hard-sided case, and declared to your airline with checking the bag at the ticket counter.
When a firearm is found at a security checkpoint, TSA will contact local law en- forcement to unload and take possession of the firearm. The passenger might be ar- rested or cited. And the TSA can impose a civil penalty of almost $15,000. For the first offense, passengers who bring a fire- arm to a checkpoint will lost TSA Pre- Check eligibility for five years.
I’m all for the Second Amendment, but it should be common sense for anyone who travels to make sure that their fire- arms are not in their carry-on baggage. A few seconds checking your bags can help you make your flight and avoid a world of trouble to you and your wallet.
Brent Dirks bdirks@1105media.com
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