Transportation Safety Administration officers have discovered a document quantity of weapons in carry-on baggage on the Boise Airport in 2024, in response to a information launch.
A TSA spokesperson famous that the determine is “important” contemplating there’s greater than two months left within the yr.
The TSA launch stated that officers have discovered fewer firearms nationwide this yr in comparison with 2023, so it’s unclear why Boise is bucking that development. Solely those that convey a gun to the airport can reply that query, TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers stated.
“I encourage each traveler to concentrate on the contents of their carry-on bag to make sure they don’t make this costly and inconvenient mistake,” Dankers stated.
The implications for this error can fluctuate.
“Along with potential felony citations for bringing a firearm in carry-on baggage, TSA can levy a civil penalty towards the traveler of as much as $14,950,” the discharge stated. “Even when a traveler has a hid weapons allow, firearms will not be permitted in carry-on baggage.”
TSA officers on the Boise Airport discovered the forty third gun of 2024 throughout routine screening on Monday. A passenger headed to Phoenix had a loaded Taurus G3c pistol in a carry-on bag, in response to the discharge, and likewise had 10 rounds of ammunition within the bag.
There have been 42 weapons found in all of 2023.
Monday’s discovery was the ninth gun present in October, the discharge stated.
The variety of firearms discovered on the Boise Airport has been rising steadily since 2019, when TSA officers discovered 19 weapons.
It’s authorized to pack and transport weapons for air journey, however they need to be unloaded, positioned in checked baggage and declared to the airline.
