Tension over more guns on flights to Washington

• Seven commercial airlines prohibit their billing after an increase is detected

• Capitol Police arrested a gunman Friday who tried to drive his car with false credentials through the security perimeter

• Facebook temporarily bans advertising for weapon accessories and military equipment

Fear also flies. At least seven commercial airlines of the United States have announced in the last hours a temporary veto on the billing of firearms on their flights to various Washington DC area airports, precisely after the Justice Department issued a bulletin warning that the airlines had detected a increase in that billing.

The Transportation Security Agency has also intensified the pre-shipment name checks and the use of dogs specialized in the detection of explosives and the presence of US marshals within flights.

Arrest in DC

Not all tension is in the air. He Friday Capitol Police arrest in the Capital to a Virginia man who tried to cross with fake credentials the security perimeter established for Joe Biden’s inauguration. Man, who has been icharged with five counts, had in his truck a pistol that was not legally registered and more of 500 rounds of ammo.

According to the court document, one of the agents saw a sticker on his car that read: “If they come for your guns give them your bullets first“.

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Facebook ban on gun ads

This Saturday, while, Facebook has reported that temporarily ban in the US and until Biden’s inauguration passes the advertisements that promote the sale of weapons accessories and military equipment. Those ads had been appearing alongside content promoting disinformation about the elections and news about the assault on the Capitol despite internal displays of concern from employees of the social network.

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