The Brief
- TSA officers stopped 52 firearms at the MSP airport in 2024, according to the most recent data.
- The number is a decrease from 2023, during which 53 were found, and 2022, when 58 were found.
- Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a total of 6,678 firearms throughout the year – an average of 18 firearms per day.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stopped 52 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2024, according to year-end data released on Wednesday.
Guns stopped in Minnesota
What we know:
According to the data, the firearms confiscated represent a decrease from the previous year, during which the TSA confiscated 53 firearms. In 2022, officers stopped 58 firearms.
The stats show that 2020 was a recent low, during which only 34 forearms were stopped, but travel levels were truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…