Man stopped from carrying AR and 163 rounds of ammunition onto flight
LOUISIANA POLICE ARREST 19-YEAR-OLDS IN ‘TARGETED’ BATON ROUGE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING THAT LEFT 12 WOUNDEDThe TSA also said a 64-year-old man was stopped at Shreveport Regional Airport and a 66-year-old man was stopped at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport for carrying loaded guns to a security checkpoint at an airport.
"If you are going to travel with your gun it must be in your checked bag but be sure you know exactly what the gun laws are on each side of your trip," said Hudson, who leads TSA’s operations across the State of Louisiana."Guns may not be legal to transport even in checked baggage in some jurisdictions."
Last year TSA agents at MSY intercepted 90 guns at the pre-flight checkpoint, and the year before they intercepted 119, putting the airport in the top 10 list of airports in the U.S. where passengers violated the federal law by bringing a firearm to the security checkpoint.The TSA gave several tips for travelers for getting through the security checkpoints quickly and efficiently, and the first tip is to not bring guns in carry-ons.
The administration said guns can oftentimes be inside of checked baggage if they are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided case.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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