Column: More than 6,500 guns seized at U.S. airports in 2022, including 142 locally
Column: More than 6,500 guns seized at U.S. airports in 2022, including 142 locally
- February 2, 2023
- David S. Meyer, sociology, The Orange County Register, Feb. 2, 2023 (Opinion Columnist)
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“It’s possible that more people are carrying guns routinely, partly a response to an increasingly tense and volatile political environment and relaxed laws in some states around both open and concealed carry,” said David S. Meyer, a sociology professor who specializes in gun policy and violence at UC Irvine. “If some of those carrying haven’t done so habitually in the past, some of them are going to be careless or stupid about what happens when you bring a gun to an airport.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.ocregister.com/2023/02/02/more-than-6500-guns-seized-at-u-s-airports-in-2022-including-142-locally/.
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