Tampa International Airport has seen a 76% increase in guns caught at TSA checkpoints since July 1 when Florida's permitless carry law took effect. That’s according to TSA Federal Security Director Kirk Skinner, who says since July 1, TSA agents have found 30 firearms at checkpoints. “That number reflects a 76% increase year over year during the same time period," he said. It's also in addition to the guns detected between January 1 and June 30. Skinner said he expects this year to outpace Tampa’s record-breaking 2022, where TSA found 131 guns at checkpoints. The airport ranked in the top ten of all airports for the most guns found. "These are now 30 people that create an unsafe condition at the checkpoint. That results in the possibility of a negligent discharge,” he said. It already happened in Atlanta back in November 2021 after TSA found a gun in a man’s carry-on luggage. When an agent began to search, video shows the man grabbing the weapon. The gun discharged, causing chaos at the airport. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/tpa-spike-guns-permittless-carry-airport/67-3fe45515-46f5-4540-b10b-49c3037813d8 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay