According to new figures released by the TSA, DFW Airport had the second highest number of gun seizures in the country over the course of 2022.
The TSA said that 385 guns were found in travelers' carry-on luggage as they passed through DFW International Airport last year, coming in second only to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, which topped the list with 448 seizures. Houston's George Bush International Airport came third with 298, Nashville International Airport was fourth with 213, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was fifth with 196.
DFW Airport - the largest in North Texas - was also the leader in firearms seizures across the region, which in totaled numbered 521. Dallas Love Field was a distant second with 127 total seizures. The remaining nine confiscations were in Abilene Regional Airport , East Texas Regional Airport , and Tyler Pounds Regional Airport .
Officials explained that firearm seizures are carried out by local airport police after a gun is identified on an X-ray screen at a security checkpoint. Guns - including replicas - are only allowed to be stored in checked bagged, must be unloaded, packed in a locked, hard-sided case, and declared at the ticket counter. Even travelers with concealed carry permits are not allowed to bring guns in their carry-ons.
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