Passengers tried to carry a record number of firearms on to planes in 2016. The Transportation Security Administration found a total of 3,391 firearms being brought onto aircraft in carry-on baggage, 80-percent of which were loaded, according to the TSA’s annual report. The agency has discovered a “record” number guns for several years in a row, but “record” means little in this case: There’s no evidence that the TSA has actually thwarted any sinister plans. In fact, the last federal examination of the TSA found that it failed 95 percent of security tests. In fact, with 93 lives lost every day to gun violence, Congress has a moral imperative and a political mandate to act now.”And while the TSA boasts a “record” number of discoveries each year, that might all be due to an increasing number of customers to screen.

Source: Huffington Post January 13, 2017 22:35 UTC