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More than 800 Guns Seized at U.S. Airport Checkpoints Last Year
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Who in their right mind brings a gun to the airport these days? Well, in this post-Sept. 11 era, despite heightened airport security, the number of firearms seized at U.S. airport checkpoints jumped to 833 in 2008, up nearly 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Transportation…