Posted April 25, 2016 4:00 pm by Comments

By Robert Farago

TSA confiscate firearms (courtesy foxnews.com)

“Airport screeners established a new record last week when they stopped passengers from boarding planes with 73 firearms in carry-on luggage,” foxnews.com reports. Wow! Even the Rabbi wouldn’t carry 73 firearms! Anyway, “The Transportation Security Administration officials said the number was reached in the seven days ending April 21 and the haul surpassed the previous high of 68 set in October.” But wait! That’s not the half of it (apparently) . . .

After confiscating the 73 firearms, TSA carry-on screeners made a startling discovery: 68 of the weapons were loaded and more than two dozen had a round in the chamber, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reported Saturday.

I’m startled too! Why would “more than” 24 gun owners carry their weapon without a round in the chamber? Is Israeli carry really that popular? That’s dangerous! Anyway, the TSA wants you to know why they’re so concerned about these gun owners, none of which were arrested on any charges involving a direct threat to anyone:

“Unfortunately, these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent, which is why we talk about these finds,” the TSA’s Bob Burns said, according to the paper.

“Sure, it’s great to share the things that …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns

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