You're not the only one who needs a nip or two to steady their nerves while flying.
Posted on 02/10/2025 6:50:35 AM PST by marktwain
During the year 2024, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) discovered 6,678 firearms in the baggage of 904 million people who were screened at TSA checkpoints in the calendar year. This was slightly lower than the 6,737 firearms discovered in 2023 when 858 million people were screened.
The rate of people who were found to possess firearms at airport security checkpoints was down from .0000785% to .0000739%, a minor reduction in the tiny percentage of firearms discovered at airport security checkpoints. The reduction amounts to 59 fewer firearms discovered, a bit less than 1% of the total.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (permitless), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
A survey conducted in 2023 found that 15.6% of voters in general elections carried concealed handguns.
About 155 million people voted in the 2024 election. If the survey was correct, there would be about 24 million voters in the United States who carry concealed handguns on a regular basis. That is about 7.3% of the total population. If we assume the percentage of legal concealed carriers is the same among the population of passengers screened at airport checkpoints, the number of screenings of legal concealed handgun carriers would be 7.3% of 904 million.
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You're not the only one who needs a nip or two to steady their nerves while flying.
I have had two things show up and examined in the last year.
One was at Spokane airport. The TSA asked to open my toiletries bag and examined my GOLF BALL repair/marker tool.
The thingy with the two tongs/forks on it.
He asked me what it was and I told him it is a golf tool for repairing the indentation when you land a ball on the green. I rarely get to use it!
I guess he was not a golfer. He put it back in my bag and closed it up.
I was in the Rome Italy airport in October. I had bought a bottle of Lemonchello Liquor while in Florence. The very polite Italian airport inspector lady asked IF she could open my carry on bag. I said of course. She unrolled my dirty laundry wrapped around the 1/2 liter bottle and said “I’m sorry sir, but you can not take this on the plane.”
She put it in the trash can. I said: make sure you take that home tonight. She smiled back.
I bought one at the DUTY FREE shop right inside the airport.
They put it in a special sealed clear plastic bag that said DUTY FREE.
FYI, the Rome airport has some of the nicest designer shops I have ever seen at an airport. IF you wanted to buy a PRADA bag or a Rolex watch they had them all right there in the airport. I’m sure they are all TOP DOLLAR(EURO).
Thanks. They very politely gave me four options: check it in a bag, mail it (as you point out), dispose of it, or go give it to somebody who dropped me off. Checking the bag was easiest as Spokane is a small airport and I had the time.
It was very interesting: The two TSA people were kind, polite and helpful to a fault. But the woman at the Southwest counter was a rude jerk, complained to me that I didn’t use their kiosk, and she would help me out JUST THIS ONE TIME.
Then, when I went through the TSA security checkpoint the second time, the agent (who checked me the first time) joked with me “Back so soon?” and we both laughed.
99% of these are accidents and the feds punish good citizens for this. Horrible.
Don’t go to a state where they will arrest you for possessing a gun like New York. There have been arrests where people legally check their firearm and then are arrested when they claim the bag at the destination.
Ok that’s different. It’s your own plane.
We’re discussing commercial travel.
Or, a lot got through. 😂👍. I wonder how many border crosses had firearms? Just coyotes?
Have done this several times. Of course, I wouldn't if flying into NY or Jersey.
But I would never go there anyway.
Indeed!!
I think even TSA and the airport police know this by now. No one is being purposeful about it, but ‘negligent/forgetful’ . And that’s not good either. Especially with democrats just itching to find excuses to remove firearms from citizens .
That info is for transporting the declared firearm in check bagged. You have to abide by the state laws of where you are traveling.
I recently did a “declare” on Southwest and it was totally painless.
They even had a dedicated agent to make sure it got thru luggage without vanishing.
Great point. I really have to wonder how many firearms came in with the miggies and our new cartel “refugees” coming in to set up new headquarters in the U.S. and to seek asylum from other cartels in Mehico.
Even though TSA did its job protecting flights, it took one crazed D.E.I. army helicopter pilot to kill 67 and destroy 2 multimillion dollar aircraft.
Neither do I, because this individual is flying in military aircraft as part f the crew.
I’m assuming you’re joking.
While the checkpoint is federal jurisdiction, firearms will never be permitted there or on the plane. Walking onto the checkpoint with it would lead to an automatic arrest and may even put the license in jeopardy. Same as a courthouse.
Ok I see what’s going on.
So, he’s civilian crew traveling with the military, my son did that for 5 years as an aircraft mechanic when he worked for a chartered/ DOD contracted airline. Won’t say which one.
I found it cool how my son just walked on the plane at the tarmac area. But, he never took items that were not permitted. And this guy you’re referring to is itching to get arrested.
My son traveled internationally and domestically .
So, he may be getting away with it domestically, but if the plane ever has to leave the country , he’s SOL.
What’s the rule for having a gun in your checked baggage?
Is that from AIRPLANE!
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