Blogger Bob at the TSA Blog has a rundown of all the firearms confiscated from TSA checkpoints this past week. Thankfully I didn’t make the list, and I’ll have a full report on my experiences tomorrow morning. Just FYI, it’s perfectly legal to travel with your firearm on a plane, it just needs to be unloaded and declared in your checked baggage. Check with your carrier before attempting, though, as some have some crazy restrictions. Anyway, make the jump for the list.
Officers found 21 loaded firearms since last Friday (not counting the unloaded and replica firearms found).
- 10-7: TSA Officer at IAH detects a loaded 9mm pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-7: TSA Officer at LBB detects a loaded .380 pistol.
- 10-7: TSA Officer at SAT detects a loaded .380 pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-8 TSA Officer at MOB detects a loaded .32 pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-8 TSA Officer at AUS detects a loaded .380 pistol.
- 10-8 TSA Officer at SEA detects a loaded .357 pistol. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
- 10-9: TSA Officer at PHF detects a loaded .22 pistol.
- 10-9: TSA Officer at STL detects a loaded .22 pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-9: TSA Officer at MSY detects a loaded 9mm pistol.
- 10-10: TSA Officer at MCO detects a loaded .380 pistol.
- 10-10: TSA Officer at SLC detects a loaded 9mm pistol with a round in the chamber. (ABC4)
- 10-10: TSA Officer at SAT detects a loaded 9mm pistol.
- 10-11: TSA Officer at DEN detects a loaded .22 with a round in the chamber.
- 10-12: TSA Officer at GSO detects a loaded 9mm pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-12: TSA Officer at MSY detects a loaded .22 pistol.
- 10-12: TSA Officer at HOU detects a loaded .380 pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-12: TSA Officer at GRR detects a loaded .22 pistol.
- 10-13: TSA Officer at ANC detects a loaded .380 pistol.
- 10-13: TSA Officer at IND detects a loaded 9mm pistol.
- 10-13: TSA Officer at PHX detects a loaded .357 pistol.
- 10-13: TSA Officer at SAT detects a loaded 9mm pistol with a round in the chamber.
- 10-13: TSA Officer at MIA detects a loaded firearm of unknown caliber.