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
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
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
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
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
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
TSA officers at Dallas Love Field Airport detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day. Keep Reading
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 officers detected 15.3 guns per million people last month compared to 5.1 guns per million people screened during July 2019. Keep Reading
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
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
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
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