TSA firearm detections are on the rise across the country. We visited Nashville's airport to find out what happens when a firearm is identified.

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TSA said it has recovered a record 6,301 firearms from airport security checkpoints so far this year as of Friday -- more than 88% of which were loaded.

The number of firearms found at airport security checkpoints has reached an all-time high. Agency officials said the No. 1 reason passengers give is that they forgot they were carrying them.

The TSA intercepted 1,508 firearms in carry-on luggage at airports in the first three months of 2023, a 10.3% rise over the same time frame last year.

As Thanksgiving approaches, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reminding travelers that firearms are never allowed at the TSA checkpoint or in carry-on bags.

For the third year in a row, a record number of airline passengers’ guns were intercepted by airport security officers before those weapons could make it aboard a flight.

More than 6,700 firearms were intercepted at airport security checkpoints in 2023, the TSA said Wednesday, noting approximately 93% of them were loaded.

Firearm possession laws vary by state and local government, but firearms are never allowed in carry-on bags at any TSA security checkpoint, even if a passenger has a concealed weapon permit.

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

Otherwise, a TSA chart shows the number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints has steadily climbed every year since 2010, the agency said.