This morning I got to snoop around the storage room at LAX where TSA agents dump all the weapons they confiscate at security gates.

The number of knives, swords, wooden bludgeons, toy guns and cork screws is STAGGERING.

Tens of thousands of items get seized every year, says TSA spokesman Nico Melendez. The number tends to spike around the holidays, when traffic (and tensions) are high.

The number of real fire arms confiscated by airport security has grown steadily over the last decade. So far this year, 2,000 guns have been confiscated across the U.S., breaking last year’s record of 1,813.

Safe travels!