The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that TSA officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have intercepted the 100th firearm of the year in carry-on luggage during routine X-ray screening. Hours later, TSA officers discovered the 101st firearm of 2024.
The 100th firearm of the year was discovered Monday, October 28, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. TSA officers detected a loaded .40 caliber Springfield XD9 pistol in the carry-on bag of a male passenger ticketed for travel to Kahului International Airport on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Later the same day, TSA officers discovered another firearm around 9 p.m. This was the 101st firearm of the year intercepted by TSA at SEA. The 9mm Markarov P64 semi-automatic pistol loaded with seven rounds of ammunition was found in the carry-on bag of a male passenger ticketed for travel to the Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Wash. There is no indication the two firearm incidents are related.