Transportation Security Administration at the Boise Airport discovered two guns at the security checkpoint within about a five-hour period Sunday during routine screening of carry-on baggage.
This comes on the heels of two other firearm discoveries in the past week at Idaho airports.
Firearms, ammunition, firearm parts and realistic replicas of firearms are always prohibited in carry-on baggage. However, these items can be transported in checked baggage provided the traveler declares them to the airline during the ticket counter check-in process.
In addition to local or state criminal charges, TSA reserves the right to levy a civil penalty of up to $7,500 for bringing a dangerous weapon such as a firearm to the checkpoint.
So far in 2017, a total of eight firearms have been discovered at the Boise Airport alone by TSA agents.
