Number of Weapons Seized at Airports This Year Increased 20% Over Last Year

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The number of weapons seized at airports this year have increased 20% over last year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. TSA agents have confiscated 2,164 guns as of Christmas, which marks the seventh consecutive year of increases in the number of weapons seized. So what’s the deal? Haven’t people been warned enough…

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Throwing Stars, Skull Fragments, Grenades: You Won’t Believe the Items Confiscated by TSA in 2013?

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The better question might be – what wasn’t confiscated from U.S. airports in 2013? The TSA discovered guns, grenades, throwing stars and human skull fragments on travelers at checkpoints, WSBT.com reports, citing a TSA blogger. Security found a stun gun in a cane and pepper spray disguised as lipstick.  “Our officers regularly find…

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