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TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: There was a 20% increase in firearm discoveries at TSA airport checkins from 2014's total of 2,212. It's an astounding number really, but the details get worse. The TSA goes onto say 2,653 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints across the country, averaging more than seven firearms per day. Of those, 2,198 (83%) were loaded. Firearms were intercepted at a total of 236 airports; 12 more airports than last year. Last year a TSA spokesman, when asked of the TSA has a theory on why so many more guns are being brought onboard airlines, Tweeted “The vast majority of passengers just tell law enforcement, ‘I forgot.’ We continue to remind passengers they can check them.”
Rape and homicide by minorities were also up in 2015 over 2014
Citation, please? Not trivial to find. Google is showing me a lot of stuff written in 2015 about 2013, which is how it usually works.
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More people are bringing guns or the TSA is getting better at finding them?
Getting a gun on board isn't really very useful any more. The cabin door will be locked, and threatening to kill people isn't going to get them to open it. Shooting up the plane is unlikely to do enough damage to bring it down, especially since other passengers will immediately intervene. Maybe you could put a hole in a window, and force the aircraft to descend to a lower altitude and deploy oxygen masks, but that's about it.
The real reason to keep guns off aircraft is to stop morons being a pain in the arse with them, not terrorism. The last long haul flight I was on they gave me a metal knife to cut my dinner up with, because realistically what could I do with it?
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As a European, I continue to be utterly bemused/scared by America's obsession with owning guns. I know all the arguments that usually get trotted out, they just sound like crazy talk to me.
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It's just the TSA issuing press releases trying to make it sound like they're doing a good job despite the fact that they fail 95% of the their own tests of their system.
Exactly. A 20% increase in gun detections seems more likely that the TSA's miss rate has dropped to 94%, than that there are actually 20% more guns.
That won't stop people from spinning it as though there's been a massive rise in attempted terrorist hijackings, while the brave officers of the TSA continue to thwart each and every one. Those men and women are doing a hard job, and we should probably invest in more technology to help them do it. Is it budget season?
How many people were intentionally or accidentally killed with a bottle of water last year? How may with guns.
There's the justification for the difference in the severity of the penalty.
By the way - if you get caught with a bottle of anything over 3 ounces, you must forfeit the bottle and it is destroyed (thrown away or dumped out). I suspect that was not the case with the firearms in question.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
From what I hear, Israel figured this one out...security checkpoint isn't inside the airport, it's a checkstop one mile away where people are still in vehicles. Worst thing you can blow up is one, maybe two cars unless you are really packing a boom. Keep in mind anywhere near Israeli airports is basically a militarized zone, and that doesn't look 'American' to have guards with automatic rifles checking your stuff, but their security record is quite good considering the issues they have with their neighbours in the region.
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You've made your bed, time to enjoy your nap while the adults clean up the mess liberal Democrats made yet again.
I stand amazed at the projection coming from the Right. The Bush Administration spent 8 years nearly ruining this country; starting unnecessary wars, curtailing civil liberties, and implementing irresponsible tax cuts. By the end of his presidency even hardcore Republicans were running away from him and the whole country couldn't wait to elect a different president. Yet you still write sentences like that above and expect to be taken seriously.
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The funny thing about guns in cities is that they are only loosely related.
Chicago. Last year. Same laws for the entire city. Some zip codes had NO shootings, and others had around 100. What is the difference? Poverty.
No surprise, but zip codes with no shootings have money. Zip codes with dozens of shootings have poverty. So, instead of focusing on the guns, why not focus on the REAL problem?
Does anybody think that lax gun laws would actually create shootings in areas with money? Chicago already HAS strict gun laws, and that does not seem to help much.
And before anybody says "The criminals get their guns from cities with looser laws," compare Chicago with Dallas. About the same size, but Dallas has more lax laws, and less homicide.
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