The airline says an LEO that was on a previous flight left it. Not 100% sure it is true but possible. Maybe it was a certain Capitol Police officer that had a history of leaving his gun in bathrooms.
I would agree with that hypothesis (LEO passenger).
I am unaware of the rules, however, and too busy to expend time on the topic.
The airline says an LEO that was on a previous flight left it
“Frangible bullets are intended to disintegrate into tiny particles upon target impact to minimize their penetration of other objects. Small particles are slowed more rapidly by air resistance, and are less likely to cause injury or damage to persons and objects distant from the point of bullet impact. Most frangible bullets are subject to brittle failure upon striking a hard target....”
TSA checked 904 million passengers in 2024.
They found 6,678 undeclared firearms.
When you have large numbers of people doing things, unusual stuff is bound to happen. No one is perfect. People are fallible.
A loaded magazine which slipped out of a pocket or was set aside for a valid reason, then forgotten because of interruption, emergency, distraction, or happenstance is going to happen now and then. It is not a big deal.
Perfection is impossible.
“The airline says an LEO that was on a previous flight left it.”
I remember when a guy was transporting a body organ in a cooler to a recipient prepped for transplant surgery. He deplaned, and forgot to take the cooler. He had ... ONE JOB.