TSA on pace to collect about 4,000 firearms from airline passengers in 2017, another record
(LA Times Clippers)

Security officers at U.S. airports are on pace to confiscate nearly 4,000 firearms from travelers in 2017, surpassing a record set last year by nearly 15%. The Transportation Security Administration on its blog publishes a weekly tally of weapons found. As of Christmas Eve, 3,888 firearms had been...