Press Releases
January 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Connecticut man from carrying a loaded firearm onto his flight at Bradley International Airport (BDL) on Wednesday, January 24.
During Wednesday morning security…
January 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today displayed a collection of the Top 10 prohibited items found by security screening officers at five different Idaho airports in 2023. Eight of the 10 items were discovered during…
January 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN –On Sunday, January 21, Transportation Security Officers at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prevented four handguns at security checkpoints from making it onboard aircraft. The firearms were fully loaded and represent 36% of the…
January 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –On Saturday, January 20, Transportation Security Officers at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport detected a 9mm handgun in a man’s carry-on bag at a security checkpoint. The firearm was fully loaded with 10 rounds of…
January 12, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked another successful year in 2023, making significant strides to improve transportation security effectiveness, efficiency and enhance the aviation passenger experience. In 2023, TSA…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 212 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Each of the firearms was discovered by TSA officers during the routine screening…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 119 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, matching a previous statewide record set in 2021. Each of the firearms was discovered…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 87 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, a new annual record for the state. Each of the firearms were discovered by…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 313 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, a decrease of more than 14 percent from the 2022 statewide total.
Nashville…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 496 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) leading the country with 451…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
HARTFORD – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at nine New England airports detected a record 52 firearms in 2023, five more than the previous record of 47 set in 2022.
In 2023, TSA New England screened more than 30.5 million…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at North Carolina airports discovered a total of 236 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, down from the total of 250 found in 2022.
Despite the overall statewide decrease…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
MINNEAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 53 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2023, a decrease from the 58 detected in 2022.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
PALM SPRINGS, California - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) detected four firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Each one of these firearms was discovered during the routine…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SAN FRANCISCO – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at the three major airports in the Bay Area detected 49 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Every one of these…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SACRAMENTO, California - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) detected a record 57 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Washington detected 173 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s (SEA) security…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Oregon detected 83 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. The majority of the firearms were discovered at Portland International Airport’s (PDX) security…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at San Diego International Airport (SAN) detected 31 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped seven handguns at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) security checkpoints in 2023, a decrease compared to the 15 detected in 2022.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
HONOLULU - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Hawaii detected five firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), the state’s…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the three busiest airports in Alaska detected a record 55 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered Ted Stevens…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
DETROIT – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 96 handguns at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) security checkpoints in 2023, a decrease compared to the 100 detected in 2022.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SALT LAKE CITY - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Utah detected a record 126 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), the…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
DENVER - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Denver International Airport (DEN) discovered 178 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, setting yet another record for firearm finds at DEN’s three security checkpoints.…
