Number of Firearms Found in Carry-On Luggage Continues to Climb
Despite numerous warnings, the number of air travelers caught with guns in their carry-on bags has increased in recent years, The Boston Globe reports. The number of passengers who tried, knowingly or not, to bring guns onto planes in their carry-on luggage nearly doubled in the past six years – from 976 in 2009 to 1,813 in the U.S. last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
The number of incidents climbed 16 percent in 2013, compared with 2012, and confiscations are on the rise again this year.