By Allan Lengel For Sphere.com (A New AOL New Site)
WASHINGTON — A lot of things became off-limits at airports after Sept. 11, 2001, but a surprising number of passengers still get caught with a particularly big no-no: firearms.
The Transportation Security Administration says that so far this year 793 firearms have been discovered at U.S. airport checkpoints — and we’ve still got two major league holidays to go: Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last year, in total, there were 902 firearms found.
“The most common excuse we’ve heard would simply be that the individual forgot the item was in the bag,” says TSA spokeswoman Lauren Gaches.
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