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U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How do they even get through security at the airport

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Most weapons make it through airport security

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

The TSA is shockingly ineffective. Iirc they had a failure rate between 95-99% every year until they stopped publishing statistics.

I know someone who accidentally flew to Rome with a loaded gun. They disassembled it and threw it in several different trash bins rather than try to ship it or smuggle it back.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Probably checked baggage, or just in a carry-on with a bunch of other metal. They'd probably notice a loaded magazine, but a couple of rounds floating around in the bottom of a purse doesn't necessarily show up the same way.