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Record high 104 guns found at airport security checkpoints in one week by TSA

By Anna Giaritelli
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Record high 104 guns found at airport security checkpoints in one week by TSA

Transportation Security Administration officers found the highest number of guns at airport checkpoints ever recorded in a one-week period earlier this month, the agency announced Tuesday.

A total of 104 firearms were uncovered in air travel passengers’ carry-on bags Feb. 5-11, according to a press release. The new record is nearly a 10 percent hike from the previous record of 96 guns set in July 2017.

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