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(CNN) — As we head into the eight nights of Hanukkah, the 12 days of Christmas and the seven days of Kwaanza, it’s time to remember a few simple rules.
Blades or bludgeons or brass knuckles have no place in your carry-on bags. Nor do fireworks and flammable liquids.
And please, please, please remove any loaded guns from your duffel bag before entering your airport security line.
As the US Transportation Security Administration prepares for the nearly 116 million people AAA says will be traveling during the December holidays, including many people who don’t fly regularly, it’s time to review the things people try to carry through security.
“Any time we have prohibited items coming through a TSA checkpoint, it slows down our screening,” says TSA spokesman Mark Howell. As traffic increases over the holidays, “we’ll have more prohibited items.”
Whether you don’t remember the rules or think you’re exempt, TSA doesn’t care: No real weapons, no fake weapons, no heavy things that can be used as weapons, nothing flammable or hazardous that could be dangerous as you travel at 30,000 feet.
1. Where’s your gun?
No, really. Do you know where you put it? People found with guns at TSA passenger checkpoints often claim they didn’t remember their guns were in their bags — even though most of those guns were loaded.
It could cost you. Local law enforcement may arrest you, and the TSA can levy civil fines of up to $13,333 and strip TSA PreCheck travelers of their status. (The average fine for a first offense is $2,400 for an unloaded gun and $3,000 to $4,000 for a loaded gun.)
Apparently, the word hasn’t gotten out: Overall, a record setting 4,239 total firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country in 2018, and a record 86% of them were loaded. One-third had a round chambered.
The world’s busiest ariport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport seized the most last year: 298 weapons.
Besides remembering where to place your gun, try not using your firing range bag for travel, says Howell. While some people remember to remove their guns, they sometimes forget to take out the live ammunition. Ammo is also not allowed to be carried on, by TSA rules.
Check your airline’s website for guidance on how to check a weapon.
2. Not even a replica
David Adams
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