The TSA Has Found Its Most Guns Ever This Year. DFW Is at the Head of the Airport Pack.

By Stephen Young Tue., Nov. 11 2014 at 1:00 PM

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Sweet. Like the rest of the pictured items in this post, this bazooka round was found at DFW.

Late last week, the Transportation and Safety Administration announced on its blog that 2014 has been a record breaking year for dumbasses bringing unsecured weapons into airports. It's quite an achievement, a worthy capper to DFW patrons' long history of bringing dumbfounding items into the airport. So far 105 of the 1,892 firearms found have been at our hub.

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The TSA informs us that this is a folding rifle.

Unfair Park's personal favorite DFW gun incident was the time then Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer got caught with a loaded .38 -- he'd had to hide it from his grandkids -- in his carry-on.

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A knife concealed in a pen

Then there was the time Polyphonic Spree drummer Brian Teasley's custom microphone was mistaken for a bomb in 2004.

The consequences for getting caught with a gun at an airport can be severe. Fines can range to $11,000 and any illegal activity discovered by the agency can referred to local law enforcement. At DFW, however, you're likely to face lighter sanctions. As reported by The Associated Press last year, screeners in jurisdictions with more tolerant gun laws may just tell you to go lock your gun up in your car.

We've always been good at this stuff, it's nice that we're finally being recognized for it.

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Threeboys

Clearly we need a tutorial from Eric Holder on how to move weapons successfully.

TheCredibleHulk topcommenter

It must take incredible self-control to take a gun to the airport and not shoot every single person you are forced to deal with, there.

NewsDog

Is the Barry incident really relevant? It happened long before the TSA started wasting money and I’ll bet before most of the DO staff were born.

Note to self… I’m flying tomorrow, check your bags carefully.

everlastingphelps topcommenter

The "folding rifle" appears to be a Kel-tec SUB-2000. Calling it a rifle isn't wrong, but it is more properly a carbine. It has a little more "power" than a pistol, but less than a full rifle (even a scary "assault weapon" poodle shooter.)

JFPO

And you silly Libs said Obama wasn't trying to take our guns. This increased confiscation is obviously a Dear Leader false flag operation to force health insurance on God fearing patriots. Something about seekrit Mooselim...etc...etc...

ColonelAngus

First!

Don't Mess With Texas

bmarvel topcommenter

@TheCredibleHulk Because as we know nobody ever shoots anybody at an airport, or in a plane or in any place where people are screened for weapons, such as courthouses, schools, etc. And, for that matter, only red-blooded Jeffersonian patriots would ever think to take a weapon to such place -- in defense of our precious freedoms, of course.

wilme2

@everlastingphelps And some believe all carbines should be in a rifle caliber, but agree this is a carbine in handgun caliber. Kel-tec has been running print ads showing a man in a suit carrying a briefcase - implying they are good to conceal in luggage... I own one in 9mm, and it is mighty fun to shoot. But not a replacement for a full powered rifle...