Firearms found at TSA checkpoints

correlates with

Tesla vehicles delivered

r = 0.90991% · 2015-2023

Firearms found at TSA checkpointsTesla vehicles delivered

These two datasets have a 91% correlation over 2015-2023. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Firearms found at TSA checkpointstsa.gov ↗

Tesla vehicles deliveredir.tesla.com ↗

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Firearms found at TSA checkpoints

Tesla vehicles delivered

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