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\nSouth Florida vacationers are packing warmth whereas flying by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in accordance with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).<\/p>\n

In 2023, safety brokers found 6,737 firearms<\/a> in carry-on luggage at TSA checkpoints at 265 airports across the nation \u2014 the best one-year complete within the company’s historical past. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International had 135 weapons intercepted, rating ninth on the listing of airports with essentially the most firearm discoveries at safety checkpoints.<\/p>\n

At the highest of the listing is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with 451 firearms discovered, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, with 378. Tampa International Airport is the one different Florida airport to crack the prime ten<\/a>, and it ranked one spot above Fort Lauderdale on the listing. <\/p>\n

“We are nonetheless seeing far too many firearms at TSA checkpoints, and what’s significantly regarding is the quantity of them loaded, presenting an pointless threat to everybody on the TSA checkpoint,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske mentioned within the press launch asserting the findings. <\/p>\n

Ninety-three p.c of the intercepted firearms in 2023 had been loaded. The earlier annual file was set in 2022, with 6,542 weapons detected.<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, TSA discovered 1,665 firearms at checkpoints \u2014 a mean of 18 firearms per day. <\/p>\n

TSA notes airline passengers are permitted to journey with a firearm solely whether it is unloaded and secured in a locked, hard-sided case of their checked baggage, they usually should declare it on the check-in counter.<\/p>\n

If a passenger illegally brings a firearm of their carry-on baggage, safety officers contact native legislation enforcement, and the traveler could also be arrested or cited. TSA can assess fines as much as $15,000 and revoke expedited “PreCheck” eligibility. <\/p>\n

In 2022, 134 weapons had been found at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, not all the time in a standard carry-on bag. One of the weapons seized was stuffed inside a hen,<\/a> a Quirch-brand baking hen, to be actual.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n