IF YOU are in line for airport security and the guy in front of you has a gun in his bag, there’s a good chance you are in Texas. Cowboys still exist, particularly in American airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reports in its 2015 year in review that last year shattered the record for firearms discovered in carry-on bags, with a total of 2,653. That’s more than seven per day. The overwhelming majority (83%) were loaded.
The previous record was set in 2014, which topped the record set in 2013, which beat the record set in 2012…you get the idea. In fact, the number of guns found at American airport checkpoints has increased every year since 2007. It is an unsettling trend after a year marked by horrific mass shootings, particularly as the weapons that are detected are likely to be the tip of the iceberg. Last year, undercover TSA...Continue reading
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