Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.
Frank Zappa
TSA Agents Discovered 2,212 Firearms At Airport Checkpoints In 2014
By KRISHNADEV CALAMUR
The Transportation Security Administration found more than 2,000 firearms at the nation's airports last year — the overwhelming majority of them loaded, the Department of Homeland Security said today.
TSA agents discovered 2,212 firearms — or a little more than six a day — in carry-on bags; 83 percent of them were loaded, the department said.
The number was a 22 percent increase from 2013, when 1,813 firearms were discovered. The number of firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints has risen nearly every year since 2005.
Also last year, the department said, more than 1,400 "firearm components, replica firearms, stun guns, and other similar dangerous objects were discovered" in carry-on luggage.
The top five airports for firearms discoveries are: Dallas/Fort Worth International (120 firearms), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (109), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (78), Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (77) and Denver International Airport (70).
Agents discovered not just small firearms, but a grenade and an assault rifle (unloaded) with three loaded magazines.
"In many cases, people simply forgot they had these items," the TSA said in its blog reviewing the data.
Agents also found a disassembled .22-caliber gun in a carry-on bag at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The gun's various components were found hidden inside a PlayStation 2 console. Agents also stopped a 94-year-old man who tried to enter the checkpoint at New York's LaGuardia Airport with a loaded .38-caliber revolver clipped to his belt.
Other interesting discoveries:
An 8.5" knife was discovered in an enchilada at the Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport. The TSA noted that "While this was a great catch, the passenger's intent was delicious, not malicious, and she was cleared for travel."
A 3-inch knife concealed inside a laptop's hard drive caddy.
A saw blade in a Bible, a cell phone knife case, a lipstick stun gun.
A few things caught my eye in this report :
1) A grenade. A GRENADE!!!
2) A knife in an enchilada! Or, as Taco Bell has now termed it, the “Blade-chilada - it’ll cut down hunger in its tracks”. (Still have to pay for extra sour cream, though.) BTW - the TSA note, if genuine, was quite funny.
3) A saw blade in a Bible - A lot of thoughts, but what can I say that won’t offend?
4) A lipstick stun gun - isn‘t that redundant? Also, a great band name!
5) Charles M. Schulz Airport! How cool is that!?
5) Charles M. Schulz Airport! How cool is that!?
I googled it, it is cool, here is their logo:
That is TOO COOL!
30 years in the airline industry, you wouldn't believe some of the sh*t I've seen and heard. 
