The TSA found over 5,000 firearms at airport checkpoints in the first nine months of 2024.
AdvertisementMore than 5,000 firearms were found at airport security checkpoints in the first nine months of this year, the Transportation Security Administration said this week.
Firearms can only be transported in checked bags and can't be brought through TSA security checkpoints.
In 2023, 6,737 firearms were detected at TSA checkpoints, a record, beating the previous maximum of 6,542, which occurred in 2022.
From July to September this year, the TSA detected 7.5 firearms for every million passengers it screened.
Persons:
David Pekoske, —
Organizations:
TSA, Service, Transportation Security Administration
Locations:
Caicos