GOVERNMENT
TSA finds seven guns in seven days at Salt Lake International Airport
Oct 10, 2019, 10:55 AM
Items, prohibited on passenger airlines, and confiscated from passengers by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, is displayed at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The items include a guitar shaped like a semi-automatic rifle, an inert grenade, and a stun gun. So far, TSA screeners have seized 65 firearms at the security checkpoint in SLC in 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
SALT LAKE CITY — The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, says too many people are trying to fly out of Salt Lake with guns in their carry-on luggage. They’ve found seven guns in seven days.
According to a TSA spokesperson, the agency has never seen this many firearms in a consecutive number of days at Salt Lake International Airport.
TSA screeners say they found handguns, magazines and ammunition in people’s carry-on bags as they went through the security checkpoint.
TSA rules allow guns and ammo in checked baggage, but not carry-ons. They’re reminding travelers to double-check carry-on bags before going through security.
So far in 2019, the TSA seized 65 firearms at Salt Lake International.
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