Thread: 14 firearms seized at T.S.A. checkpoints last week

TSA Week at a Glance: 11/22/10 through 11/28/10

7 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints

14 firearms found at checkpoints

6 passengers were arrested after investigations of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents

http://www.tsa.gov/

They average 5 to 10 guns per week, sometimes more.

The Things Passengers Bring

When is a pen not just a pen? The answer is when it doubles as a potential weapon.

A TSO at Palm Beach International (Fla.) was working the X-ray machine when he came across an anomaly on the screen and called for a search of a passenger’s backpack. Inside, the responding Officer discovered a tactical pen, used commonly by law enforcement as a defense tool with its sharp aluminum-based point on one end and blunt portion on the other.

A Supervisory TSO confirmed that item was a prohibited item. The police responded and issued the passenger a criminal summons to appear in court – under the state statute – for carrying a concealed weapon. He was cleared for travel and there were no flight delays.

http://www.tsa.gov/who_we_are/workforce ... 00110.shtm