By Lee-Ann Durbin, AP The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a gun in their carry-on bag after intercepting a record number of firearms at security checkpoints this year. The TSA said Friday it’s raising the maximum fine to $14,950. Previously it was $13,910. TSA officers have found 6,301 firearms … Read more
By David Koenig, AP With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage. But the ratio of guns to passengers seeking to board airplanes has jumped sharply. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it found 58 guns at checkpoints … Read more
This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. For a deeper dive into the topics discussed here, check out this week in gun rights at FPC. Blueprints for 3D printable guns remain in limbo The Executive Branch has notified Congress of its intent to transfer … Read more
I have been traveling and living out a gear bag — around the world and within the United States — for more than half my life. No matter how glorious or glamorous that may it sound, it gets old really fast. I’m traveling this weekend for our first class of 2019 down in Florida. I get … Read more
Rational consumers reacting to the threat of prohibition . . . How an ‘ugly,’ unwanted weapon became the most popular rifle in America The lines at Hyatt Guns, his shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, snaked out the door. The deep, green-walled warehouse bills itself as the largest gun shop in America, but even then Hyatt … Read more
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