Newsflash: ABIA Wants You To Leave Your Gatt At Home

Quick question: How many of you, our fine readers, know that it is illegal to bring firearms into an airport? OK, OK – follow up question: by a show of hands, how many of you would think twice before packing a handgun in your carry-on bag the next time you’re catching a flight to Grandma’s? Seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it?

Well, in the last week there have been not one but two arrests at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for attempts to pass through security with a weapon. Though Texans sure love their handguns, the Transportation Safety Administration isn’t having it. On Tuesday, police arrested 46-year-old Robert Henry Seale III for attempting to carry a 9mm gun through a security checkpoint. The gun was found in his computer bag. Seale’s arrest comes just days after Gary Keith Morris (also 46) was charged with having a prohibited weapon in a weapons-free zone after x-rays found a loaded .357 and 21 live rounds of ammunition in a zipped pocket of his carry on.

We’re not sure what’s up with the middle-aged dudes trying to carry weapons on planes lately, but we know it’s not cool. And while this seems like a pretty obvious PSA, we feel obliged to remind you – leave your guns at home, people – regardless of your age.