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Gun captures at Baltimore-Washington airports increased by 18% in 2023

January 11, 2024

Transportation Security Administration officers stopped 20% more guns in 2023 at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport over the previous year. TSA released a statement Wednesday, saying officers stopped 105 handguns at airport security checkpoints in the Baltimore-Washington region last year, which is 16 more than the 89 guns caught in 2022. TSA said its officers discovered each of the firearms during routine screening of carry-on property at airport security checkpoints.

 

 

Article Source: WBALTV

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