WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017

TSA Week in Review April 17th - 23rd: 80 Firearms, Live Anti-Tank Round, and More

TSA discovered 80 firearms last week in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 80 firearms discovered, 70 were loaded and 24 had a round chambered. All of the firearms pictured were discovered last week. See a complete list below.
A live 22 MM anti-tank round was discovered in a checked bag at Los Angeles (LAX). As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.
A 17-inch cane sword was discovered in a traveler’s carry-on property at Ft. Lauderdale (FLL). Swords are not allowed in carry-on property, and when they’re concealed, it can lead to fines and even arrest.
Six inert grenades were discovered in checked bags last week. Three were discovered at Pago Pago (PPG), and the remainder were discovered at Houston (IAH), and Glacier Park (FCA). We don’t know grenades are inert until our explosives professionals take a closer look, and that takes time and slows down the line. It can even lead to a complete shutdown and evacuation.
In addition to all of the other prohibited items we find weekly in carry-on bags, our officers also regularly find firearm components, realistic replica firearms, bb and pellet guns, airsoft guns, brass knuckles, ammunition, batons, stun guns, small pocketknives and many other prohibited items too numerous to note.


You can travel with your firearms in checked baggage, but they must first be declared to the airline.

You can go here for more details on how to properly travel with your firearms.

Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. Travelers should familiarize themselves with state and local firearm laws for each point of travel prior to departure.

Unfortunately these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about these finds. Sure, it’s great to share the things that our officers are finding, but at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the line is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or in some cases is even arrested. The passenger can face a penalty as high as $11,000. This is a friendly reminder to please leave these items at home. Just because we find a prohibited item on an individual does not mean they had bad intentions; that's for the law enforcement officer to decide. In many cases, people simply forgot they had these items.

*In order to provide a timely weekly update, this data is compiled from a preliminary report. The year-end numbers will vary slightly from what is reported in the weekly updates. However, any monthly, midyear or end-of-year numbers TSA provides on this blog or elsewhere will be actual numbers and not estimates.


If you haven’t read them yet, make sure you check out our year in review posts for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and2016. And don’t forget to check out our top 10 most unusual finds of 2016 video!


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Bob Burns
TSA Social Media Team


Posted by Bob Burns (TSA Blog Team) at 4/26/2017 12:08:00 PM

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