Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented four travelers from carrying guns onto their flights in a two-day span at Philadelphia International Airport checkpoints. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
TSA officers prevented a New York City woman from carrying a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets onto her flight at LaGuardia Airport on April 29. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
“It is mid-way through the fourth month of the year and already we have caught more than half the number of guns we caught during all 12 months of 2020,” Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported several guns being stopped at U.S. airports by TSA officers over the last week as air travel experiences a spring uptick. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Nationwide, TSA officers have discovered 1006 firearms so far this year and 86% of those have been loaded. In 2020, a total of 3,257 firearms were found in carry-on luggage at airports across the country. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
“To stand there and tell us that you had no idea that you had a gun with you is absolutely inexcusable. It begs the question: ‘Where did you think it was?’ Travelers know where their wallets are, where their keys are, where they left their car. They should know where their guns are too.” Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
On March 13, a man was stopped by TSA officers at the Atlantic City International Airport checkpoint, when they detected a 9mm handgun loaded with 17 hollow point bullets in his carry-on bag. The gun had previously been reported as stolen. Keep Reading
TSA Officers at Pittsburgh International Airport Detect a High Rate of Firearms at the Checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught two loaded firearms at Pittsburgh International Airport on February 25. These were the fifth and sixth guns detected by TSA officers in February alone. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have caught four guns within 12 days at Pittsburgh International Airport with the latest catch taking place on Monday, February 15. Keep Reading
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