Meanwhile, the Transportation Security Administration has been breaking records for the volume of firearms that security officers find on passengers and in their carry-on luggage. Last year, TSA agents seized 3,391 firearms at the nation’s airports, a 28% increase from 2015. On Feb. 23, agents at various airports uncovered 21 firearms in a single day, breaking the previous one-day high of 18 firearms found on June 4, 2014. Nine of the firearms were 9-millimeter handguns, and all but one were loaded, according to the TSA. When such weapons are found, TSA agents turn the firearm and the passenger over to local police.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2017 15:00 UTC