ATL tops TSA list of firearm discoveries at airports

Passengers at the Atlanta airport just can't seem to remember the golden rule of air travel: Safely pack your gun in checked baggage.

• Or leave your shooting irons at home.

Driving the news: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was a top-10 city for firearm discoveries in 2022, per the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.

By the numbers: 448 guns were found at ATL security checkpoints in 2022 — which is actually down from 2021's record-setting 507 guns in 2021.

• Nationally, 88% of the 6,542 firearms discovered in carry-on bags last year were loaded.

Bottom line: The only thing worse than a person who's holding up screening lines at the airport is a person creating a mini-emergency because they left a loaded gun in their backpack.

• Don't be that person.