Jan 23, 2023 - News
TSA: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport was a hub for guns last year
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Travelers flying through the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport were among the most armed airline passengers in the country last year.
Driving the news: FLL cracked the top 10 of the Transportation Security Administration's list of airports with the most guns found in carry-on bags in 2022.
- TSA reports that 88% of the more than 6,500 guns discovered across the country last year were loaded.
Be smart: Gun owners can transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-shell container in checked baggage only, according to the TSA.
What they're saying: The Fort Lauderdale airport rolled out a PSA in 2019 to educate travelers about TSA gun rules, Arlene Satchell, the public information officer for the Broward County Aviation Department, told Axios.
- Last year, they reinstalled warning signs at the entrance to the security processing lines that were temporarily removed in 2020 for COVID-related safety messaging, Satchell wrote in an email.