{"id":19102,"date":"2024-02-28T01:42:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T06:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?page_id=19102"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:42:10","slug":"firearms-discovered-at-tsa-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/firearms-discovered-at-tsa-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Firearms Discovered at TSA in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firearms Discovered at TSA checkpoints in 2019<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Before we jump straight into the numbers, let\u2019s take a look back at 2019! We started the year off with an extended government shutdown, during which TSA officers showed up to work even though they knew they weren\u2019t being paid. It was inspiring to see communities across the country coming together to support federal employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TSA<\/a> saw the\u00a0highest volumes of passengers ever during the spring break travel period of 2019.\u00a0May 24 became our busiest day on record with 2,792,525 passengers and crew members screened. That record was swiftly broken on\u00a0July 7 when we saw the busiest Fourth of July holiday weekend. That record was again broken on\u00a0December 1 when TSA screened 2,870,764 passengers and crew members!<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you haven\u2019t heard, our\u00a0Instagram account now has one million followers.<\/span><\/p>\n

We welcomed\u00a019 new airlines to TSA Pre\u2713\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0during 2019, and\u00a0established<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0hosted the first-ever meeting of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2020 is shaping up to be a challenging year for TSA with\u00a0REAL ID enforcement starting on October 1, 2020<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification you won\u2019t be able to fly, so please go get your documents together and head to the DMV!<\/span><\/p>\n

And now for what everyone has been waiting for:\u00a04,432<\/strong>\u00a0firearms were found at airport security checkpoints in 2019. Unfortunately, that is a record high that averages to\u00a085.2<\/strong>\u00a0firearms per week OR\u00a012.1<\/strong>\u00a0firearms per day. That\u2019s a\u00a05% increase\u00a0<\/strong>in firearm discoveries compared to 2018\u2019s total of 4,239.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some more stats:<\/span><\/h2>\n