How many guns does TSA find?

In 2022, TSA screened approximately 761 million passengers and crew at airports nationwide. TSA officers across the country discovered firearms in carry-on luggage at a rate of 8.6 firearms per million passengers screened. Stated another way, TSA detected one firearm for every 116,394 travelers screened.



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In 2022, TSA screened approximately 761 million passengers and crew at airports nationwide. TSA officers across the country discovered firearms in carry-on luggage at a rate of 8.6 firearms per million passengers screened. Stated another way, TSA detected one firearm for every 116,394 travelers screened.

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Nationwide last year, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports. “TSA officers at SMF in 2022 broke a record for the number of firearms discovered in travelers' carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint, exceeding 2021 levels by a one firearm.

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There are vast amounts of weapons seized in airports each year. These confiscated weapons, such as loaded firearms, unlicensed guns, and dangerous weapons, are usually destroyed, kept as prosecution's evidence, auctioned on eBay, or sold at a state surplus warehouse store.

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The top 5 airports with firearm incidents in 2022 were: 1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 448 firearms. 2. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: 385 firearms.

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As of December 16, TSA has stopped 6,301 firearms, 88% of which were loaded. This number surpasses the previous record of 5,972 firearms detected in 2021. TSA prevented more than 6,500 firearms in carry-on bags from entering the secure area of airports in 2022, a nearly 10% increase over 2021's record level.

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Most TSA employees are Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who do not possess arrest powers and are not permitted to carry weapons, including guns. However, there are some employees under the TSA who are allowed to carry guns with them. Keep reading below to find out more. What is this?

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TSA Fails 95% of the Time.

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TSA confiscated record number of guns from airline passengers in 2022
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 448.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: 385.
  • George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston: 298.
  • Nashville International Airport: 213.
  • Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix: 196.


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Or, he says, it may be because they aren't frequent flyers. They aren't in the habit of checking to make sure they don't have a firearm on them when they go to the airport, as a much more experienced flyer does. Adding to the rise in guns at airports is the fact that more people in the United States have guns.

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Based upon the authority in Section 6A, herein above, TSA's use of force and weapons policies shall be consistent with the DHS Use of Deadly Force Policy, this directive, and all Federal laws. TSA LEOs shall adhere to the requirements of all Federal law and this directive. C.

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WEST PALM BEACH-The American Civil Liberties Union today announced an unprecedented settlement in a racial profiling lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that will-for the first time ever-require an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to substantially alter its policies ...

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Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport is considered among the most secure in the world, an outcome stemming from several Palestinian attacks on Israeli planes and travelers in the 1970s.

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Dangerous job
TSA officers are on the front line defending the nation against terrorism every day. As a result, they are exposed to all kinds of danger: terrorists, explosives, disgruntled travelers who either verbally abuse the officers or even physically attack them.

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According to TSA, agents find one firearm for roughly every 116,394 passengers screened at security checkpoints.

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A chest X-ray exposes patients to roughly 1,000 times the radiation of an airport scanner. The Health Physics Society estimates that airport X-ray scanners deliver 0.1 microsieverts of radiation per scan.

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The average Transportation Security Officer does not obtain a security clearance, but will fill out an SF-85P and obtain a position of public trust. For management positions and above, a Secret clearance or higher level of eligibility is typically required, which requires completing the SF-86.

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