Originally Posted by
WillCAD
That seems unlikely, given the number of firearms that are confiscated on a daily basis at airports around the US. And personally, I do consider firearms to be one of the few legitimate threats to aviation security that TSA actually attempts to interdict (with abysmal failure rates, to be sure, but at least if they say a gun is a threat to the aircraft, I actually agree with them).
She referenced the barrels of confiscated items. Firearms (the ones they catch) don't go in those barrels.
Knives? Sure, but you don't take a plane down with a knife.