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Passengers tried to bring 66 guns onto airplanes at RDU in 2018, TSA says


Security checkpoints at North Carolina airports stopped passengers from bringing 171 guns onto planes in 2018.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Security checkpoints at North Carolina airports stopped passengers from bringing 171 guns onto planes in 2018.

The Transportation Security Administration said 66 of those guns were stopped at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Most of the guns were loaded.

TSA said passengers trying to bring loaded guns with them onto flights continues to be a problem across the country. The agency confiscated 4,239 firearms at airport security checkpoints in the USA in 2018.

TSA also stopped passengers from bringing other hazardous materials and weapons--such as grenades, brass knuckles and martial arts tools--onto airplanes last year.

Passengers caught trying to bring weapons onto airplanes could face civil penalties of more than $13,000.

The agency says planning ahead and packing properly can make sure you avoid having to pay penalties and get through the screening process faster.