3,257 In 2020, TSA screened approximately 324 million travelers at airports nationwide. That figure represents just 39 percent of approximately 824 million screened in 2019. Despite decreased passenger loads due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TSA officers across the country discovered firearms in carry-on luggage at a rate twice what it was in 2019 and the highest rate since the agency’s inception. Last year, TSA detected 10.2 firearms per million passengers screened as compared to 5 firearms per million passengers screened in 2019. Statewide in 2020, TSA screened approximately 2.6 million departing travelers at the six commercial South Carolina airports, about 42.6 percent of the total number screened in 2019. Nationwide, a firearm was detected for every 99,583 passengers screened last year. The rate for South Carolina was even higher, with a firearm discovered per every 63,517 passengers screened.
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