Denver International Airport Ranks No. 7 In Nation For Firearms Coming Into Airport

By CBS Denver Staff:

Denver International Airport ranks number 7 in the nation for firearms found in carry-on luggage last year. Another gun was found on Tuesday morning at DIA.

A total of 156 firearms were found in travelers' carry-on luggage in 2022, that's a new record for firearms found at the airport's three security checkpoints. The firearms were found during routine X-ray screening of carry-on property. Nationwide, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports.

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