TSA finds more guns despite coronavirus-prompted travel slowdown – By Associated Press (FOX Business) / April 28 2020
TSA screeners found 1 gun for every 80,000 people screened — or 2.7 times the rate of a year ago
With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage.
But the ratio of guns to passengers seeking to board airplanes has jumped sharply.
The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it found 58 guns at checkpoints from March 22 to April 22, compared with 346 guns over the same stretch last year.
People visit an international terminal at John F. Kennedy airport, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Adjusting for the 95% drop in travelers, that means TSA screeners found one gun for every 80,000 people screened — or 2.7 times the rate of a year ago, when they found one gun for every 216,200 people.
TSA declined to offer an explanation or theory about why the rate of finding guns has gone up this spring.
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