By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The TSA confiscated 22,196 prohibited weapons from checked carry-on bags in 2015.
Of those, 2,653 were guns, and 83% of them were loaded. That’s a record number of guns confiscated by the TSA, The Week reports.
Denver International Airport had the most confiscations, with more than 1,000 dangerous items found in carry-on bags.
Among the confiscated weapons were firearms, ammunition, knives, stun guns, mace, fireworks and hand grenades.
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