Holiday travelers this month were packing more than presents when heading off to the nation’s airports.
The Transportation Security Administration reported that 31 firearms were found at airport checkpoints the week of Dec. 19 to Christmas Day.
The weekly TSA tally of guns found at airport checkpoints normally ranges during the year from the teens to the 30s. The common excuse: Passengers say they forgot the gun was in their luggage.
In addition to guns found during that weekly period in December, the TSA reported that it discovered “7 artfully concealed prohibited items.”
Also, two passengers were arrested “after investigation of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents.”
