CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Transportation Security Administration officials said they found a record-breaking amount of guns in carry-on bags this week, including one in Charlotte.
Officials found 74 guns in carry-on bags across the country this week.
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Sixty-five guns were loaded while 18 had a round in the chamber.
The TSA found 73 guns last month. One of those guns was found at Charlotte Douglas airport on May 20.
Charlotte airport officials said they've found more than 20 guns this year as compared to 12 this time last year.
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