(Lee Davidson | Tribune file photo) A table full of prohibited items seized during 2017 at Salt Lake City International Airport includes inert or fake grenades, guns, knives, clubs and tools. Last year, 71 guns were seized by TSA agents at the Salt Lake airport — fewer than in 2019, but with only half the passengers because of the pandemic.
Lee has worked at The Tribune since 2011. He previously was a reporter for 28 years at the Deseret News, including 18 years as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. He covers politics, transportation and demographics.