The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is warning Washington travelers to be more aware of what they’re packing after agents found a record number of guns in luggage in 2024.

Airline passengers attempted to bring significantly fewer firearms into security checkpoints at Detroit Metropolitan Airport during 2024 as compared to recent years, the Transportation Security Administration reported.

The TSA detected an average of more than 18 firearms a day at airport security checkpoints. Incidents have more than doubled since 2015.

The TSA at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped 21 firearms at airport security checkpoints, an increase over the 20 stopped the year prior. This number has been steadily increasing at Newark since 2019, when TSA agents intercepted 11 loaded guns.

Transportation Security Administration officers have stopped a record-high total of 16 firearms at the International Airport in 2024.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot was charged with driving under the influence as he prepared to fly. David Paul Allsop was going through pre-flight checks when police entered the cockpit. A TSA agent contacted police after screening him, saying he smelled of alcohol and seemed intoxicated.

Despite the overall decrease, TSA officers intercepted a record-high number of guns at Newark Airport last year.

More than 6,600 firearms were detected at airport security checkpoints by the Transportation Security Administration in 2024, and about 94% were loaded with ammunition.

A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) previously told Newsweek: "TSA is working to avoid checkpoint delays by encouraging all travelers to obtain a REAL ID compliant ID or another form of acceptable ID before the May 7, 2025 deadline.

Don't bring a gun to the airport in a carry-on. TSA warns travelers to check their bags for guns on and other prohibited items before traveling.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport for DUI after attempting to fly from Savannah to Chicago. According to Transportation Security Administration officials,