TSA: 93% Of 6737 Guns Found In 2023 Were Loaded

January 10, 2024 Guns, Travel

The Transportation Security Administration found a record-setting 6,737 guns at airport security checkpoints in 2023, the agency announced Wednesday. The agency said approximately 93% of the weapons were loaded, which TSA Administrator David Pekoske said was “concerning.”

More than 1,100 guns were found at just three airports, the TSA said. Officers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the nation’s busiest, found 451 firearms in carry-ons last year, more than any other airport in the country, according to the agency.

At Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, officers found 378 guns, the second most, and 311 were found at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport for the third most.

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The TSA found a record 6,737 guns at airport security checkpoints last year — 93% of them were loaded. https://t.co/p7YiO1FzG8

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 10, 2024