TSA sees 'concerning' rise in number of firearms at security checkpoints – and most are loaded

Key Facts

• However, three of the top 5 airports on the list – DFW, IAH and BNA – have already broken records for the number of firearms stopped at security checkpoints in 2022.
• Part of the reason, he says, is that in July 2021, the firearm laws changed in Tennessee to not require a permit to carry a firearm.
• According to TSA officials the number of firearms intercepted at Nashville is 2.5 times higher than the national rate – or, one firearm for nearly 37,799 passengers screened.
• According to the TSA, getting caught with a firearm carries a civil fine of $1,500.

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