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Amtrak Mulls Firearm Lockboxes on 1,500 Trains.

5/1/2026

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Amtrak is weighing a rule to let passengers store firearms in lockboxes.
The rule would expand gun carriage from a few routes to 1,500 trains, including Northeast Corridor.
Critics say the change would broaden gun carriage even after an attempt to kill President Donald Trump on an Amtrak trip.
Everytown says the policy would lower safety while rail unions back two bills to make assaults on rail employees a crime.

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Amtrak is weighing a rule to let passengers store firearms in lockboxes.
The rule would expand gun carriage from a few routes to 1,500 trains, including Northeast Corridor.
Critics say the change would broaden gun carriage even after an attempt to kill President Donald Trump on an Amtrak trip.
Everytown says the policy would lower safety while rail unions back two bills to make assaults on rail employees a crime.