Key Facts

• Amtrak may allow guns in lockboxes on more of its trains, not just a few with locked baggage cars.
• The change would affect over 1,500 daily trains, including busy routes in the Northeast Corridor used by about 750,000 people each day.
• Currently, guns are only allowed in checked baggage on certain long-distance trains, with passengers required to declare them.
• The proposed rule would keep guns locked on the train, with only the conductor holding the key.
• The plan follows pressure from officials in President Trump’s administration to ease gun transport rules on Amtrak.
• This comes shortly after a man tried to attack President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner using firearms he traveled with on Amtrak.
• It is unclear how Amtrak would enforce legal gun-carrying rules, which differ by location.
• Gun safety advocates warn that expanding gun access on trains could reduce public safety.