( CNN ) When packing your carry-on luggage , do n't forget to remove your gun . Unless you 've got permission , not remembering could get you in trouble . The U.S. Transportation Security Administration seized a record 2,212 firearms from carry-on luggage in 2014 , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported Friday . That 's more than the TSA has seized in any other year of its existence , and it 's a 22 % increase from the 1,813 guns seized in 2013 . ( The agency actually hit a record 2,000 seizures on December 1 , before the year was over . ) That 's an average of six guns per day . Of those discovered , 83 % were loaded . The department 's employees `` stand on the front lines protecting our nation from dangerous contraband and people , while ensuring the free flow of lawful trade and commerce -- just two aspects of our mission , '' Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a news release . `` This is critically important work , and our employees ' achievements are self-evident : in 2014 , the TSA screened more than 650 million passengers , nearly 1.8 million each and every day , '' Johnson said . Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport security seized the most guns last year , with 120 . Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport came in second place with 109 gun seizures , and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport came in third place with 78 gun seizures . Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport had 77 gun seizures , while Denver International Airport had 70 . Forgetting can be expensive and even criminal . Passengers whose guns are spotted by TSA security during the screening process can be arrested by airport or local police and face criminal charges , and the TSA can impose civil penalties . Members of TSA Pre-check can be temporarily or permanently banned from the expedited screening program . While the TSA 's gun seizures hit a record high last year , the agency screened more than 443 million checked bags and nearly 1.7 billion carry-on bags . `` It is a reminder that passengers should check their personal belongings before arriving at the TSA checkpoint to ensure they do not have any prohibited items in their possession , '' TSA spokesman Ross Feinstein said . The 1,813 guns seized by the TSA in 2013 was up from 1,556 seizures in 2012 and 1,320 in 2011 . The agency seized 1,123 guns in 2010 , 976 guns in 2009 , 926 guns in 2008 , 803 guns in 2007 and 821 guns in 2006 . People who want to take their guns to their destinations should n't simply pack them . The TSA 's website , www.tsa.gov , lists agency rules to follow for checking firearms and other weapons . The agency does n't list state and local weapons laws , which vary by jurisdiction . Fake guns are n't OK , either . The TSA also found more than 1,400 firearm components , replica firearms , stun guns and other `` dangerous objects '' in carry-on luggage . Do n't bring firearm replicas through passenger screening . Check them or ship them ahead of time . Crazy things Americans tried to take on planes in 2013 .
The TSA says it seized 2,212 guns last year . A total of 1,340 were found in carry-on bags and the rest at checkpoints. Follow TSA rules for including your guns in checked luggage .