US authorities uncover record number of firearms at security checkpoints, 88 per cent loaded

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US authorities uncover record number of firearms at security checkpoints, 88 per cent loaded
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The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a gun in their carry-on bags following the high number of loaded firearms discovered.

abc.net.au/news/record-number-of-guns-found-by-tsa-usa/101785880America's Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a gun in their carry-on bag after intercepting a record number of firearms at security checkpoints this year.The maximum fine is being raised to $US14,950 from $US13,910The maximum fine will go up to $US14,950 from $US13,910 .

The numbers have been increasing steadily over the last decade: in 2012, 1,549 firearms were detected at security checkpoints. Passengers transporting firearms must do so in a locked case in checked baggage. They also must declare them to the airline, according to the TSA. But other politicians said most of the passengers who get caught simply forgot they were carrying a gun, and higher fines will not stop that problem.

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