KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell January 18, 2022 23:44:00
>> these staffing shortages are prevalent across the country. we have standards of performance for our screening operations. >> gun sales are up in america. >> reporter: in fact, they're soaring with a record 21 million background checks conducted for the sale of a firearm in 2020, and 40% were new gun owners. >> for those who do choose to travel with their firearm, understand it is possible, and there's a way to do that. >> reporter: and this is the legal method: guns must be unloaded, locked in hard-shell checked luggage, and of course declared with the airline. now, violators can face fines...