More than 6,600 firearms were detected at airport security checkpoints by Transportation Security Administration screeners last year. About 94% of the firearms were loaded, the agency says.

In 2024, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 6,678 firearms at airport security checkpoints across the country, according to the agency. All but 6% were loaded.

This total is a minor decrease from the 6,737 firearms stopped in 2023. During 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a total of 6,678 firearms at airport security ...

More than 5,000 firearms were found at airport security checkpoints in the first nine months of this year, with an average of 18.3 guns intercepted daily, the TSA revealed this week. Of those, 93% ...

the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a total of 6,678 firearms at airport security checkpoints, preventing them from getting into the secure areas of the airport and ...