The U.S. Transportation Security Administration seized a record 2,212 firearms from carry-on luggage in 2014. This semiautomatic handgun was found June 15 in a carry-on bag at a security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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Guns are far from the only weapons and prohibited items confiscated at checkpoints. On November 18, a wide range of objects, including fake grenades and ammunition, were confiscated and photographed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Click through the rest of the photos to see what else was seized that day.
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A piece of weaponry-related artwork was seized November 18 at JFK.
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Hammers and other tools were also seized.
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So was a meat cleaver ...
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and a toy chainsaw ...
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... and a collection of pocket knives.
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This easy-grip knife was also seized November 18 at JFK.