PHONE. KELLY TIME NOW FOR A SEGMENT : THAT WE’RE CALLINGSK A KELLY. TODAY’S QUESTION IS FROM KATHY IN DRAVOSBURG. KATHY CALLED IN TO OUR ’KAS KELLY" HOTLINE WITH THIS QUESTION ABOUT ALL THE GUNS, THE TSA HAS BEEN FINDING AT THE AIRPT.OR KELLY: IT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I CHECKED IN WITH LISA FARBSTEIN, A SPOKESPERSOFON R THESA T, TO SEE WHERE PITTSBURGH FALLS WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS AT SECURITY. THE>> MOST COMMON EXCUSE WE HEAR IS THAT I FORGOT I HAD MY FIREARM WITH ME. KELLY THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF : GUNS FOUND AT TSA CHECKPOISNT IN AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HIT THE RECORD AND THE YEAR ISN’T OVER YET. M>>ORE THAN 80% OF THOSE GUNS ARE LOADED. MEANING PEOPLE ARE TELLING US THEY FORTGO THEY HAD A LOADED GUN WITH THEM. A LOADED GUN. KELLY AS OF OCTOBER 3, 4,495 : GUNS HAD BEEN STOPPED. BEATING THE OLD RECORD OF 4,432 SET IN 29.01 IN FACT, WITH 2020 AS THE ONLY EXCEPTION BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE NUMBER OF GUNS OPSTPED, HAS BEEN CLIMBING EVERY YEAR FOR OVER A DECADE. BUT WHY? WHAT IS KELI THE OVERARCHING FEELING RIGHT NOW AMONG YOUR COLLEAUGES AND TSA OFFICIALSS A TO WHAT IN THE WORLD? WHY THIS YEAR? >> YOU KNOMOW RE PEOPLE OWN , FIREARMS. THAT’S THE BOTTOM LE.IN MORE PEOPLE OWN FIREARMS AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING WITH THEM. KELLY EVEN THOUGH IT SMSEE EVERY : WEEK, WE’RE REPORTING ABOUT GUNS FOUND AT PITTSBURGH INNS FOUND AT PITTSBURGH TERNATIONAL, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE THAN ONE A WEEK, PITTSBURGH ISN’T EVEN CLOSE TO BEING THE WORST. THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 30 GUNS FOUND AT THE CHECKPOINT IN PITTSBURGH THIS YEAR, BUT CHECK OUT THE TOP 10 LIST. ATLANTA, TAKING THE TOP SPOT, WITH 391 GUNS FOUND. 232, AT DALLAS FORT WOH.RT AND 168 AT HOUSTON. >> THE JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE EXTREMELY LIBERAL FIREARMS LAWS. THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE’RE SEEGIN MORE FIREARMS SHOW UP AT THE AIRPORTS. KEY:LL BAFFLING. THE TSA SAYS, THEY ARE HAPPY TO HELP YOU TRAVEL WITH YOUR GUN, SAFELY. YOU JUST HAVE TO UNLOAD THE GUN, CKPA IT CORRECTLY IN A LOCK BOX. AND FILL OUT A DECLARATION FORM THWI YOUR AIRLINE. THAT WAY, THEY WILL CHECK IT, SO IT’S IN THE BELLY OF THE PLANE, AND INACCESSIBLE DURING ETH FLIGHT. ANDREW: IF YOU DON’T DO'’ -- IF YOU DON’T DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY, ARE THERE SOME FINES INVOLVED? KELLY: DEFINITELY. IF YOU ARE ARRESTED, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY AND ALL THAT. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OUR AREA ANNOUNCED GUN OWNERS CAUGHT WITH WEAPONS AT SECURITY WILL HAVE THREI GUN LICENSES REVOKED. DON’TAK ME THAT MISTAKE. DON’T FORGET. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, LET ME KNOW. YOU CAN LEAVE A MESSAGET A THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCRNEE