According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), some employees are confiscating multiple guns per week via airport security checkpoints.
2022 saw a record number of Americans not properly traveling with firearms. However, TSA believes this year could top the new record set in 2022. Right now, a civil penalty of $14,950 exists for travelers who transport their guns in airports via carry-on bags.
Travelers who do this likewise remain subject to arrest, firearm confiscation, and being ineligible for TSA PreCheck for up to five years.
Where is this issue most prevalent?
Some airports and communities documenting this problem most frequently are as follows:
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Denver International Airport
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Washington DC
- Philadelphia
- Seattle
- New Orleans
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Tennessee
