TSA on Track to Set Another Record for Gun Seizures at Airport Checkpoints
The TSA is on track to set another record for the most guns seized at airport checkpoints, the agency announced Thursday.
The TSA is on track to set another record for the most guns seized at airport checkpoints, the agency announced Thursday.
The TSA is no longer reporting the number of its employees who are actively infected with COVID-19.
The TSA issued 922 fines totaling more than $644,000 for face mask violations on airplanes, airports and surface transportation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a General Accounting Office report.
The TSA seized nearly 6,000 guns at airport checkpoints nationwide in 2021, a record amount for a single year and a 35% increase over the previous year.
From gun-shaped wine holders and belt buckles to methamphetamine stuffed in a burrito, TSA officers found some unusual items in 2021.
More than 12,500 TSA employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
About 40% of TSA’s workforce remains unvaccinated and could be terminated if they don’t roll up their sleeves by the Nov. 22 deadline.
The TSA seized a record number of guns at airpot security checkpoints this year, with three months left in 2021 and fewer passengers traveling due to COVID-19.