(CNN) — Airport security screeners are finding guns at US checkpoints at about twice the rate they did in 2019, according to new Transportation Security Administration data. TSA said it found about 10 firearms per million passengers in 2020, compared to five per million passengers in 2019. The rate of guns found has grown as the number of people screened at checkpoints has dropped. Related content Biden signs order requiring masks for travelersWith 220 guns, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had the most firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints. In July 2020, the rate of guns found spiked to more than 15 guns per million travelers -- when travel was at one of its lowest levels during the pandemic.

Source: CNN January 26, 2021 17:48 UTC