TSA Intercepts More Than 3,400 Guns at Airport Security So Far in 2024

Published on July 10, 2024

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Tuesday that it has intercepted nearly 3,500 firearms at airport security checkpoints so far this year. During the first half of 2024, which ended on June 30, TSA officers detected 3,269 firearms at security checkpoints nationwide, a slight increase from the same period last year when 3,251 guns were discovered, according to a statement released by the federal agency on July 9. In addition, the TSA said officers intercepted another 166 firearms in the first eight days of July, bringing the total number of guns stopped by officers so far this year to 3,435 through July 8. This amounts to an average of 19.4 guns per day, the agency said. It also pointed out that more than 94 percent of firearms discovered were loaded....