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TSA Agents See Increase of Guns at Security Checkpoints
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February 15, 2022
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2:02Now PlayingA growing number of firearms were confiscated at TSA checkpoints last year.
Today, Congress questioned airport and law enforcement officials about the surge and ways to address it. The disturbing trend of passengers packing heat at TSA checkpoints comes as a shock to officials.
TSA officers found nearly 6,000 guns at 268 airport security checkpoints in 2021, which was a spike from the 4,000 detected in 2019 before the pandemic.
BNC's Rarione Maniece joins Najahe Sherman on “BNC Live” from Capitol Hill with more.
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