TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration goes via its finish the of 12 months safety and journey numbers, and whereas not utterly verified, new knowledge exhibits how issues modified from 2021 to 2022.
In mid-December, the TSA reported that there had already been 815 weapons seized from passenger carry-on luggage at federalized Florida airports.
Compared to the 12 months earlier than, the quantity had gone up considerably. 666 weapons had been seized in 2021.
Now previous the final two busy vacation journey weekends of the 12 months, TSA is working via knowledge from the nearly 440 federalized airports within the U.S. Preliminary numbers present that in comparison with 2021, the variety of weapons seized from passenger carry-ons had risen roughly 26%.
The preliminary whole for firearms intercepted at Florida airports is “approximately 840 guns…a 26% increase in passengers bringing guns” to the federal airport checkpoints, in keeping with a TSA spokesperson.
The new rely, even when a preliminary test, is a brand new report. The final official quantity, 815 in Florida, put Tampa International Airport in the top 10 places for carry-on gun seizures within the U.S.
As of Dec. 15, the TSA reported it had stopped 6,301 firearms nationally. Almost 90% of these had been loaded.
The earlier ultimate rely of firearm seizures in Florida was 666 weapons in 2021. TSA stated their officers are devoted and labored via the vacations to maintain firearms and different threats off of U.S. planes. The ultimate numbers for the U.S. gained’t be issued till later in January, in keeping with TSA.
