Meet the Guy Who Runs the TSA's Instagram Account

With 2,212 firearms found in carry-on bags last year, he has a lot to post

Bob Burns has perhaps one of the world's most interesting digital marketing gigs. As head of social media for the Transportation Security Administration, he combs through photos of grenades and knives confiscated at airport security stations in more than 450 airports every day.

The TSA might not be the first name you associate with savvy social marketers, but it's gained a wave of media attention (and 235,000 followers) since opening an Instagram account in June 2013.

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