The total number of firearms uncovered by the TSA dropped, but the number per passenger leaped. Most of the guns were loaded, the agency said.
Far fewer people are flying during the COVID-19 pandemic, but those who are seem more likely to try to bring firearms on the plane: The rate of passengers carrying guns through U.S. airport security tripled in July compared with the same month last year.
About 80% of the firearms uncovered last month were loaded, representing “an accident waiting to happen,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement. “Travelers must understand that firearms are prohibited items at airports and in the passenger cabins of aircraft,” Pekoske said. “As hard as we are working to mitigate other risks at this time, no one should be introducing new ones.”
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