TSA detects record number of firearms at nation's airports

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Travelers hold successful enactment astatine the TSA information checkpoint astatine Pittsburgh International Airport successful Imperial, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Posted at 5:44 PM, Jan 18, 2022

and past updated 2022-01-18 18:46:37-05

The Transporation Security Administration (TSA) announced Tuesday that agents discovered 5,972 firearms astatine airports crossed the state successful 2021. That's an summation of much than 2,500 from 2020.

The TSA says 86% of the guns recovered successful 2021 were loaded.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had 507 firearm discoveries, the astir of immoderate airdrome successful the country. The TSA says that's the astir firearm discoveries astatine 1 determination since the agency's inception.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport had 317 discoveries and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport had 245 to circular retired the apical 3 airports with the astir firearm discoveries successful 2021.

The TSA reminds travelers that bringing a weapon to a checkpoint could pb to transgression charges.

"Even if a traveler has a concealed limb permit, firearms are not permitted to beryllium carried onto an airplane," the TSA said. "However, travelers with due firearm permits tin question legally with their firearms successful their checked bags if they travel a fewer elemental guidelines."