The Transportation Security Administration found more than 2,200 guns in airport carry-on bags in 2014. For context, that's almost 400 more guns found in 2013, and more than three times the number found in 2005.
Over 80 percent of those guns were loaded, the TSA said Friday.
#TSACatch - These are just a few of the 159 firearms that have been discovered in carry-on bags so far this month. Left to right, top to bottom, the firearms were discovered at Shreveport, Gulfport, Knoxville, San Francisco, Austin, Lubbock, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Birmingham.A photo posted by TSA (@tsa) on Sep 29, 2014 at 3:17pm PDT
Between more guns at the airport and SkyMall's demise, air travel in 2015 sure looks bleak.
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