Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two travelers with handguns just two days before Thanksgiving at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Perhaps the most noteworthy detection last week was at Philadelphia International Airport. It was the third time in three weeks that someone who works at the airport was found to have a firearm. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
A Virginia man’s honeymoon got off on the wrong foot when he was arrested by police after a TSA officer detected a loaded handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at Richmond International Airport on November 14. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
On November 5, TSA officers detected a .25 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport. It marked the 22nd gun that TSA officers have caught at the airport, two more than were caught during 2019. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
TSA is advising travelers to unpack before they repack to ensure they have not left a firearm in their carry-on baggage. The most common reason TSA officers come across when stopping firearms at the checkpoint is “I forgot it was there”. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
TSA officers caught the 16th gun of the year at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint on October 25, surpassing the number of firearms detected in 2019. Keep Reading
Weekly Update on TSA Firearm Detections as Gun Sales Soar
The U.S. gun industry is seeing record sales in 2020, which may explain why Transportation Security Administration officers are detecting such a high rate of firearms at checkpoints this year, despite much lower passenger numbers. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
The Transportation Security Administration says passengers are bringing firearms to some airport checkpoints at a disproportionally higher rate than last year when there were far more passengers traveling. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Officers continue to detect firearms at the checkpoint as TSA reports that passenger volumes have ranged between 60-90 percent lower in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Over the past several weeks, TSA has experienced a steady growth of travelers coming to airport checkpoints and an escalating number of passengers forgetting to leave their guns and other prohibited items at home. Keep Reading
Spike in Weapons and Ammo Seized at Michigan Ports of Entry
From March 21, to August 21, 2020, officers seized 81 firearms and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition. In comparison, during the entire fiscal year 2019, CBP officers seized 62 firearms. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration officers stopped three individuals from each bringing a handgun onto an airplane in a four-day span at Philadelphia International Airport. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport detected two loaded firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
TSA officers at Dallas Love Field Airport detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
If the start of August is anything to go by, it looks like being another month for a high rate of firearm detections at airport checkpoints. Keep Reading
TSA Firearm Detection Rate Three Times Higher in July Over Previous Year
TSA officers detected 15.3 guns per million people last month compared to 5.1 guns per million people screened during July 2019. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
TSA detected its 46th firearm of 2020 at Nashville International Airport on July 31. A total of 97 were detected at the airport in the whole of 2019, illustrating that while passenger numbers may have fallen, those who do travel are not getting the message about traveling with firearms. Keep Reading
Man Stopped at Checkpoint with Semi-Automatic Handgun
A man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Eastern Iowa Airport on June 15, when they detected a semi-automatic 9 mm handgun with a folding 16-inch barrel in his carry-on bag. Keep Reading
TSA Officers Detect Firearms at Airport Checkpoints
A TSA officer at Boston Logan International Airport prevented a woman from bringing a .22 caliber handgun along with four loose bullets onto an airplane. Keep Reading
Man Caught at Pittsburgh International Airport with Loaded Gun in Pocket
A man was stopped at Pittsburgh International Airport after Transportation Security Administration officers caught him with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, including one in the chamber. Keep Reading