Amtrak Gun Policy Draws Union OppositionAmtrak’s Gun Plan Puts Train Passengers at RiskUnion Seeks to Block Amtrak’s Firearm Transport Policy
The Transport Workers Union criticized Amtrak’s planned policy allowing passengers to carry firearms in locked cases on trains, set to begin in January 2027 across the United States.Amtrak plans to let passengers carry firearms in locked cases on trains nationwide starting in January 2027, despite union warnings about risks in crowded passenger cars.A union is pressing the federal government to reverse Amtrak’s plan to let passengers carry firearms in locked cases aboard trains starting in January 2027.