According to the last couple of articles I've read about this, about 80% of banned items are missed at TSA checkpoints. That means if both the TSA's self reported successful confiscations (4,432 in 2019( and 80% being missed are accurate, then 17,728 guns were missed in 2019. That's security theater not actual security.
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According to the last couple of articles I've read about this, about 80% of banned items are missed at TSA checkpoints. That means if both the TSA's self reported successful confiscations (4,432 in 2019( and 80% being missed are accurate, then 17,728 guns were missed in 2019. That's security theater not actual security.