When packing for that weekend trip to visit your grandparents, please remember to put your Glock in your checked baggage.
Driving the news: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was a top-10 city for firearm discoveries in 2022, per the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
By the numbers: 150 guns were found at the ABIA security checkpoints in 2022 — up from 110 guns 2021.
Nationally, 88% of the 6,542 firearms discovered in carry-on bags last year were loaded.
For the record: Guns must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container — and transported as checked baggage only.
Replica firearms — including firearm replicas that are toys — and silencers may be transported in checked baggage only.
Yes, but: Rifle scopes are permitted in carry-on baggage.
Of note: A traveler with an improperly stored gun who has been approved for TSA PreCheck will lose PreCheck privileges.