2024年,TSA在机场检查站缴获了近6 700支枪支,其中多数是装载的,有安全风险。 TSA seized nearly 6,700 guns at airport checkpoints in 2024, with most being loaded, posing safety risks.

2024年,TSA在机场检查站截获了6 678件火器,与2023年的6 737件相比略有下降,其中94%是装载的。 In 2024, the TSA intercepted 6,678 firearms at airport checkpoints, a slight decrease from 6,737 in 2023, with 94% of them being loaded. TSA署长David Pekoske警告说,即使一种火器也构成安全风险。 TSA Administrator David Pekoske warned that even one firearm poses a safety risk. 旅行者必须在托运行李、卸载和锁定的硬箱中运输枪支,并在飞行前申报。 Travelers must transport firearms in checked baggage, unloaded and in a locked hard case, and declare them before flying. 违反者面临高达14 950美元的罚款和可能撤销TSA预检资格。 Violators face up to $14,950 in fines and potential revocation of TSA PreCheck eligibility.