WASHINGTON, DC - In a controversial move, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is considering extending the 3-1-1 rule to firearms and ammo. Under the new policy, passengers would be allowed to carry on 3 guns with 1 clip per gun while traveling.
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WASHINGTON, DC – In a controversial move, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is considering extending the 3-1-1 rule to firearms and ammo. Under the new policy, passengers would be allowed to carry-on 3 guns with 1 ammo clip per gun while traveling.


“We’ve got to get more guns on planes,” stated National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Wayne LaPhuckers. LaPhuckers was addressing a large crowd on the steps of the Capitol building as he celebrated the advancement of a key policy move the NRA has been lobbying hard for.

“We’ve already been able to get them into schools, churches and theme parks. Now it’s time to get them back on to airplanes,” he went on to say in prepared remarks.

Under the proposed new policy, the TSA will leverage the well-known 3-1-1 framework that it currently uses to keep the airways safe from water balloons and 50-gallon bombs. The new policy would allow an individual passenger to bring no more than 3 guns onboard the plane in their carry-on or on their person in an appropriately fitted holster. A single clip of ammo per gun would be also allowed.

“The best way to stop a bad guy traveling with a gun is with a good guy traveling with 3 guns,” said Senator Ted Cruz, while firing off a few warning shots over the heads of some protesters gathered around his Hummer. “And now that the face mask mandates have been overturned and travelers have started settling down, we think arming the skies is clearly the right move.”

Details on when the policy might be implemented remain elusive, but an NRA spokesperson hinted that it’s very likely the changes will be approved in Congress shortly after the upcoming mid-term elections.


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7 replies on “TSA considers extending 3-1-1 rule to guns in controversial move”

  1. Poor choice of article and I’m sorry that boarding area still allows this nonsense. Clickbait on clickbait.

    1. Satire: “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.”

  2. Very poor taste. I will recommend to Prior to Boarding (the blog), to remove this blogger.

  3. Hey I am all on board with this article. Sometimes gallows humor is all you got. And since we know the latest incidents will change nothing…..

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