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Austin airport on list of most guns found in carry-ons in 2018

Texas as a whole led the charge for TSA agents to remove firearms from passenger luggage.

2018 was a record-setting year for guns found in carry-ons by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA).

And the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) made it into the top 10 airports in the country for the most found.

Texas as a whole led the charge for TSA agents to remove firearms from passenger luggage. In all, more than 4,200 firearms were flagged and removed at security checkpoints in 2018.

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) saw the most guns recovered at a single airport, with 298.

Austin landed at number eight, with 93 guns found. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) ranked second and Dallas Love Field (DAL) was number nine.

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